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Rh STRATTON ST. MARY. 573 STREET. of High worth, co. Wilts, 2J miles N. of Swindon, its post town, and 3J S. of Highworth. The village is large, and is situated on the ancient Ryknield Street, and on the Wilts and Berks canal. The par. comprises the hmlt. of Upper Stratton with Kingsdown, also High- worth union poorhouse. There was formerly an alien priory here, founded in 10C6, which at the Dissolution was given by Henry VI. to King's College, Cambridge. The line of the Great Western railway passes through the parish. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Glou- cester and Bristol, val. 216, in the patron, of the Bishop of Salisbury and Merton College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret. The parochial charities produce about 22 per annum, of which 3 go to a school. There is a National school for both sexes, also n public library and reading rooms. The Independents and General and Particular Baptists have chapels, with Sunday-schools adjoining. Kingsdon House is the principal residence. A. Goddard, Esq., is lord of the manor. STRATTON ST. MARY, a par. in the hund. of Depwade, co. Norfolk. See STRATTON, LONG. STRATTON ST. MICHAEL, a par. in the hund. of Depwade, co. Norfolk, 9 miles from Norwich, its post town. The village is situated on the road from London to Norwich, and forms a part of what is usually called the town of Long Strattou. The living is a rcct. an- nexed to that of St. Peter's, val. 388, in the patron, of New College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The parochial charities produce about 7 per annum. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels. STRATTON 6TRAWLESS, a par. in the hund. of South-Erpingham, co. Norfolk, 7J miles N. of Norwich, its post town, and 4i S.E. of Aylsham. The village is on the road from Aylsham to Norwich. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 288. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, contains some monuments of great antiquity, also some specimens of stained glass. The parochial charities produce about 11 per annum. The principal residence is Stratton Hall. The manor has been hold by the Marsham family since the reign of Edward I. STRATTON, UPPER, a tythg. in the par. of Strat- ton St. Margaret, hund. of Highworth, co. Wilts, 4 miles S.W. of Highworth. STRATTON, WEST, a tythg. in the par. of Mitchel- dever, co. Hants, 1 mile W. of Stratton, East, and 6J miles N.W. of New Alresford. STRAWBERRY HILL, a seat of Earl Waldegrave on the Thames, co. Middlesex, 2 miles N. W. of Kingston. It was rebuilt by Horace Walpole, whose collection of pictures, statues, bronzes, &c., was dispersed by auction in 1848. STREAM, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Decuman, co. Somerset, near Watchet. STREAMSTOWN, a vil. in the bar. of Ballinahinch, co. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 2 miles N.N.W. of Clifden. It is a station on the Midland Great Western railway. It stands on Streamstown Bay, and within a short distance is Omey Island. Strcamstown House is the principal residence. Copper ore and marble are procured in the vicinity. STREAMSTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Ardnorcher, bar. of Moycashel, co. Wcstmeath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles S.E. of Ballymore. There is a police station. Steramstown House and Cottage are the prin- eats of the neighbourhood. BTREATHAM, a par. and suburb of the metropolis in the E. div. of Brixton hund., co. Surrey, 6 miles S.V. of St. Paul's. There are two stations viz., at
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ce and Wrst End, Croydon and Brighton railways. This parish, which derives its name from its situation on the line of the great Roman road Stano Street, ex- i for nearly three miles along the Brighton road. The population in 1861 was 8,027. The par. in- cludes the hmlts. of Upper Tooting, Balham, and Knight's Hill, and the ecclesiastical districts of Christ Church, 'Emmanuel, and St. Mary ; also the man- sion of Streatham Park, formerly the seat of Mrs. Thrale, now pulled down. There is a mineral spring on the common. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Win- chester, val. 1,200. The church is dedicated to St. Leonard. The interior contains the brass of a priest bearing date 1513, also monuments to Mr. Thrale and Mrs. Piozzi's mother, with epitaphs by Dr. Johnson. The register dates from 1538. In addition to the parish church are the following district churches viz., Christ Church, Emmanuel Church, Balham Hill (St. Mary's), and Upper Tooting (Trinity), the livings of which are all perpet. curs. The parochial charities produce about 192, of which 100 is Livesay's charity for the poor. There are National schools for both sexes, and on Brixton Hill stands the Royal Asylum of the St. Ann's Society's Schools. The Independents and Wesleyans have chapels. Hill House and Park Hill are the prin- cipal residences. Mr. Hudson is lord of the manor. STREATHAM WITH STAINTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Gainford, S.W. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham, 2J miles N.E. of Barnard Castle. There are extensive stone quarries. At Streatham Whin is u meet for the Bedale hounds. Streatham Castle was originally built in the 1 3th century by Sir J. Trayne, but was rebuilt by J. Bowes in the 1 6th century. There is a National school for both sexes, in which Divine ser- vice is performed. Streatham gave title of baron to the Bowes, earls of Strathmore. STREATLEY, a par. in the hund. of Flitt, co. Bed- ford, 5 miles N.W. of Luton, its post town, and 6 N.E. of Dunstable railway station. The village is on the road from Bedford to London. The par. includes the hmlt. of Sharpenhoe. The soil consists of chalk and clay, and the land is chiefly arable. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Sundon, in the dioc. of Ely. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is old, and has an oak roof and old font. There is a Free school. J. Smith, Esq., of Stevenage, is lord of the manor. STREATLEY, a par. in the hund. of Moreton, oo. Berks, 10 miles N.W. of Reading, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Wallingford. The village is on the river Thames, near the Great Western railway and the ancient Icknield Street. The soil consists of chalk and loam. The river flows here in two streams, and is crossed by a double bridge to the village of Goring, in Oxfordshire, at which place is a station on the Great Western rail- way. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 250, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedi- cated to St. Mary or St. John the Baptist. The paro- chial charities produce about 28 per annum. There are endowed and parochial schools. J. S. Bowles, Esq., is lord of the manor. Here was formerly a Dominican convent. STREDALFEDEN, a tnshp. in the par. of Welsh- pool, co. Montgomery, near Welshpool. STREET, a hund. in the lathe of Shepway, co. Kent. It is situated on the Roman way Stone Street, and contains the par. of SeUinge, and parts of Hurst, Don- nington, and Lympne, and comprises an area of 4,710 acres. STREET. See COUKT AT STREET, co. Kent. STREET, a hund. in the rape of Lewes, co. Sussex. It is situated on the Roman way over the Downs, and contains the pars, of Chailey, Ditchling, St. John-under- the-Castlo, Plumpton, Street, Westmeston, and Wivels- field, comprising an area of 21,200 acres. STREET, a par. in the above hund., rape of Lewes, co. Sussex, 4 miles from Burgess Hill railway station, and 6 N.W. of Lewes. The village is on the road from Lewes to Ditchling. The land is partly in common. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chicbester, val. 172. The church was restored in 1852. The register dates from 1661. There is a National school. H. C. Lane, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal laud- owner. STREET, a par. in the bars, of Ardagh, co. Long- ford, and Moygoish, co. Westmeath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles N.N.E. of Rathowen, its post town.