Stratton

Stratton is a small parish of 694 hectares, on the River Frome, 3½ miles North-West of Dorchester. The village of Stratton and the hamlets of Grimstone, Ash Hill and Wrackleford within the parish, have a total population of about 630, living in 279 properties. (Source - Stratton Parish Plan, 2006) St. Mary’s Church, Stratton was largely rebuilt in 1891, although of the 13th Century Early English building, the Porch, Chancel Arch, Hagioscope and Font remain. The 14th Century Tower houses a spiral staircase from the Tudor period and five bells.
	In the Churchyard is an ancient Stone Cross. Parish Registers date from 1561. (Source - Friends of St. Mary’s, Stratton) Stratton Village Hall and the Saxon Arms Public House were both constructed during 2000/1 adjacent to the Village Green. The village has sports facilities for football, tennis, volleyball, badminton and boules.
The Online Parish Clerk (OPC) for Stratton is Colin Jackson Please note new email address for Colin as from 19 Jan 2020
Census	1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 1939 Register
Parish Registers	Baptisms 1561-1798, 1798-1812, 1813-1920 Marriages 1562-1748, 1754-1803, 1805-1836, 1837-1921 Burials 1561-1798, 1798-1975
Postal Directories	Hunt's & Co's 1851 Harrod's 1865 Post Office 1855, 1859, 1875 Kelly's 1880, 1889, 1895, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1939
Wills	Wills listed on Documents Online Wills and related documents at the Wiltshire Record Office
War Records	Stratton War Memorial List of Parishioners who served in the Great War Dedication of the War Memorial Cross Men of the Parish who served in WWI Men of the Parish who served in WWII
Other Transcriptions	Extracts from "The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset" by John Hutchins, M.A. Clergy of St Mary's Stratton Militia List 1758, 1796 (including Grimstone) Register of Electors 1841, 1875-1877, 1888-1890 Register of Electors 1918 (including Absent Voters) Register of Electors 1919, 1920-1921 Jury Lists 1845-1870, 1871-1899, 1900-1921 Extracts from the London Gazette 1836-1922 Extracts from Vestry Mettings 1857-1867 Old Stone Cross Church Goods 1552 Some Ancient Customs Dorchester Prison Registers 1782-1850 Dorchester Prison Prisoner Description Books 1863-1879 Benjamin R Spracklin Housebreaking News Reports 1865 Dorset County Hospital Out-Patients Register 1848-1859 Enclosure of Stratton's Common Fields - Gilbert Slater M.A. GWR Employment Records Stratton 1898-1905 GWR Employment Records Grimstone 1898-1905
Removal Orders (to Stratton)	Henry Daw 1781 William Everett 1792 William Woodland 1809 [updated 21 Jan 2020] Ann Bartlett 1823 William Talbot 1833 Sarah Courtney 1849
Settlement Examinations	William Allen 1798
Photographs	Stratton - Past & Present The Bells of St. Mary's Church, Stratton
Website	Stratton Dorset Village Website [External] [Managed by Colin Jackson]
Maps	The 1891 Ordnance Survey maps of the parish can be seen at the www.old-maps.co.uk

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Records held at the Dorset History Centre [Ref PE-STR]	Registers Christenings 1561-1920. Marriages 1562-1748, 1754-1962. Burials 1561-1993.
Registration District (for the purpose of civil registration births, marriages, deaths & civil partnerships)	1 Jul 1837-30 Jun 1949: Dorchester 1 Jul 1949-31 Mar 1997: Weymouth 1 Apr 1997-30 Sep 2001: South Dorset 1 Oct 2001-16 Oct 2005: South & West Dorset

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