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Rh STRATHMORE. 572 STRATTON ST. MARGARET. mesh. of Cupar and synod of Fife. The stipend of the minister is about 269. There are alao a Free church and a Reformed Presbyterian church, and at Edens- head an United Presbyterian church. There are a parochial and four other schools. A fair is held on the last Friday in June. STRATHMORE, or the GREAT VALLEY, extends through the cos. of Perth and Forfar, Scotland, from Methven to Brechin. STRATHMORE, the vale of the river More, co. Sutherland, Scotland ; also the district round Loch More, in the par. of Halkirk, co. Caithness, Scotland. STRATHPEFFER, a fertile valley under Ben Wy vis, cos. Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It was here that the fray between the clans Mackenzie and Macdonald took place in 1478. STRATHY, a quoad sacra par. in the par. of Farr, co. Sutherland, Scotland, 7 miles N.E. of Farr. It is a populous but rural village, situated on the bank of the Strathy Water, which flows from Strathy Loch 10 miles N. to Strathy Bay. Some of the inhabitants are en- gaged in the fisheries and others in the limestone and sandstone quarries. The quoad sacra par. of Strathy comprises the eastern portion of the par. of Farr. The living is in the presb. of Tongue" and synod of Suther- land and Caithness, and in the patron, of the crown. The stipend of the minister is about 120. The church was erected in 1826 by a grant from the parliamentary commissioners. There is also a Free church. STRATHY RE, a vil. in the par. of Balquhiddor, co. Perth, Scotland, 6 miles S. of Lochearnhead, and the same distance N.W. of Callander, betwixt Loch Voil and Lubnaig. STRATTON, a hund. in the co. of Cornwall, contains the pars, of Jacobstow, Kilkhampton, Launcells, Mar- ham Church, Moorwinstow, Poughill, Stratton, North Tamerton, Week St. Mary, Whitstone, and parts of Boyton and Bridgerule, comprising an area of 5,502 acres. STRATTON, a par., post, and market town in the above hund., co. Cornwall, 18 miles N.W. of Laun- ceston, and 223 from London. It is situated near the Bride canal, on the coast, and contains the vil. and seaport of Bride. It is a petty sessions town and a polling place for the E. div. of the county. Courts baron are held once a year. The Poor-law Union embraces 11 parishes or places, for which a union poorhouse was erected in 1856. This parish is productive of dunstone, and there are cliffs 400 feet in height. About half a mile to the W. of the town are the remains of Binkhammy Castle, surrounded by a deep fosse. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 201. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is old, and contains effigies of Ranulph de Blanchminster, and a brass of Sir J. Arundell, of Efford. The parochial charities produce about 115 per annum. There are National and infant schools. The Wesleyans and Wesleyan Association Methodists have chapels. Market day is Tuesday. Fairs are held on 19th May, 8th November, and llth December. STRATTON, a par. in the hund. of George, Dor- chester div. of co. Dorset, 3J miles N.W. of Dorchester, its post town. The village is on the river Frome and near the Roman way to Ilchester. The par. comprises the hmlts. of Wrackleford and Grimstone, at which latter place is a railway station, about one mile N.W. of the village. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Char- minster, in the dioc. of Sarum. The church is dedi- cated to St. Mary. The register dates from 1561. Wrackleford House is the principal residence. STRATTON, a par. in the hund. of Crowthorne, co. Gloucester, 1J mile N.W. of Cirencester, its post town. The village is situated on the line of the ancient Ermine Street, and on the high road between Cirencester and Gloucester. Brewing and malt making are carried on to some extent. The soil consists of stone brash, with a subsoil of limestone rock. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 388, in the patron, of Now College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is old, and has a low slated tower rising from between the nave and chancel. There is a parochial school for both sexes. STRATTON, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Big- gleswade, co. Bedford, 1 mile S.E. of Biggleswado, on the Roman way to Sandy. It is joined to Hulme. STRATTON-AUDLEY, a par. chiefly in the hund. of Ploughley, Oxford, but partly in the hund. and co. of Bucks, 3 miles N.E. of Bicester, its post town, and 7 S.W. of Buckingham. Lace is made here. The soil consists of marl with a subsoil of limestone. Mr. Drake's hounds meet in this parish. The living is a perpet cur. * in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 128, in the patron, of Christ Church, Oxford. The church is dedicated to SS. Mary and Eadburga. There are monuments to the Borlase and Warren families, and the remains of a stone cross in the churchyard. There is a free school for poor chil- dren above five years of age. The Hon. W. Vernou is lord of the manor. STRATTON, EAST, a par. in the lower half of Mitcheldever hund., co. Hants, 3 miles S.E. of Andover, its post town and railway station, and 8 N.E. of Win- chester. The village is situated on the road from Ba- singstoke to Winchester, a little to the E. of the London and South- Western railway. The living is a cur. an- nexed to the vie. of Micheldever, in the dioc. of Win- chester. The church, dedicated to St. Katherine, or All Saints, has been recently restored, and has stained glass windows representing the Evangelists. There is a school maintained by Sir Francis Baring, who is lord of the manor, and in whose park the church is situated. The principal residence is Stratton Park, the seat of Sir F. Baring, Bart., and in which is a collection of paint- ings. STRATTON HALL, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Colneis, co. Suffolk. STRATTON, LONG, or STRATTON ST. MARY, a par. and market town in the hund. of Depwade, co. Nor- folk, 10 miles S.W. of Norwich, and 2 from the Forncett railway station. The town, which is only a considerable village, is situated on the road from Norwich to London by way of Ipswich, and consists of one long street irre- gularly built. It has for many centuries been the place for holding petty sessions for the hunds. of Depwade and Henstead, but those for the former district only are now held here on every alternate Tuesday. The Roman road leading to the station Ad Taum or Tasburg passes through the parish, and several Roman urns were found here in 1773. There was anciently a hermitage with an oratory attached to it. The, living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 345, in the patron, of Caius College, Cambridge. The church, dedi- cated to St. Mary, is called in old records " Stratton cum Turn," and was built about 1330. It contains monuments to the Burgh, Burrough, and Reve families. The register dates from 1547. The Independents have a chapel. There is a National school. Market day is Tuesday, for corn and seeds. Fairs are held on Whit- Tuesday, and on the 12th October, and a statute fair on the 25th of September. STRATTON-ON-THE-FOSSE, a par. in the hund. of Kilmersdon, co. Somerset, C miles N.E. of Shep ton- Mallet, and 9 from Frome. Bath is its post town. The village is on the old Fosse Way or Roman road, now part of the turnpike road leading from Bath to Shepton- Mallet. The soil is red earth, clay, and limestone ; the substratum is productive of marl, coal, and ironstouc. The land is principally in pasture, and the Bath market is supplied with butter from the dairy farms in this neighbourhood. On the eastern side of the road is tho Roman Catholic college of Downside. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. The church is dedicated to St. Vigor. The register dates from the middle of the last century. There is a National school for both sexes. The manor belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall. STRATTON OVER, a tytbg. in the par. of South Petherton, co. Somerset, 1 mile S. of South Petherton. STRATTON ST. MARGARET, a par. in the hund.