Stratton, Gloucestershire

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Stratton
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Stratton
Location within Gloucestershire
Area0.800 km2 (0.309 sq mi)
Population2,584 (2018 estimate)
•  Density 3,230/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°43′54″N1°58′37″W / 51.731598°N 1.9769638°W / 51.731598; -1.9769638 Coordinates: 51°43′54″N1°58′37″W / 51.731598°N 1.9769638°W / 51.731598; -1.9769638

Stratton is a village, ward [1] and former civil parish about 22 miles from Gloucester, now in the parish of Cirencester, in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 2018 the built up area and ward had an estimated population of 2584. [2] [3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 963. [4] Stratton was on the A417, construction of the Cirencester and Stratton bypass was due to be started in 1994 [5] and was complete in December 1997. [6] [7]

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Amenities

Stratton has a church called St Peter's on Daglingworth Road; [8] a pub called The Plough Inn on Gloucester Road; [9] a primary school on Thessaly Road [10] a village hall on Thessaly Road; [11] and a post office at 17-19 Cheltenham Road. [12]

History

The name "Stratton" means 'Roman road farm/settlement'. [13] Stratton is on the line of Ermine Street Roman road. [14] Stratton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Stratune. [15] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Cirencester, Baunton and Daglingworth. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stratton". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Stratton". City Population De. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Stratton". City Population De. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Population Statistics Stratton AP/CP through time". Vision of Britain . Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Stratton Post Office" (PDF). Post Office. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Gloucestershire Local Transport Plan Appendix G". CMIS. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Landscape" (PDF). VCH. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "St Peter's Church, Stratton". Church DB. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Plough Inn". Arkell's Brewery. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Contact details". Stratton CofE Primary School. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Stratton Village Hall". Gloucestershire Rural Community Council. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "Stratton Post Office". Post Office. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "Stratton Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  14. ↑ "Stratton". GENUKI . Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  15. ↑ "Gloucestershire Q-Z and Welsh entries". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  16. ↑ "Relationships and changes Stratton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 June 2020.


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