Stratford sub Castle village website
Salisbury, Wiltshire UK
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Stratford sub Castle
An introduction to the early settlement of the area
Stratford sub Castle place name variations & origins
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Benchmarks in and near Stratford sub Castle
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Land Holding (or tenureship) in 1748
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Land Inclosure 1800
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Land Sale 100 years ago
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Magic Lantern 1890s - Mill Lane & Old Sarum
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Map, First Edition Ordnance Survey map of Stratford sub Castle & the Woodford Valley 1817
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David James
Post Offices
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Road, A lost road to a lost abode
(The Drowner's cottage)
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Roman Road, The Portway
(Old Sarum Landscapes Project)
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The Lost village of Stratford Dean
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Stratford sub Castle & the oldest road in Britain
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Streetlighting
Jane Court
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Strike of Agricuiltural Workers 1853
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Turnpikes & Milestones near Stratford sub Castle
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Underditch Hundred incl 1662 map
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Water Meadows, Stratford's Historic Water Meadows
Jim Platt
Water Supply, a history of the water supply to Stratford sub Castle
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WW2 Millers Close air-raid shelter
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Old Sarum
Old Sarum - a Defensive Site
with a link to video
'Old Sarum from the air'
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Old Sarum - images of the interpretation panels installed by English Heritage
as described by Henry d'Avranches
Old Sarum Landscapes Project - Introduction with links to several archaeological reports/papers and a photo gallery.
Old Sarum - Neolithic evidence
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Old Sarum - Parliament Tree & Rotten Borough
Old Sarum - the Pit, the Pile, the Possible Pillbox
Kerry O'Connor revised December 2020
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Old Sarum Tunnel
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The Long History of Old Sarum in 4 parts by Alix Smith
David Balston & Kerry O'Connor
Places of Worship in and around Old Sarum and Stratford sub Castle - an historical list
WW2 Old Sarum Airfield - fake hedges
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WW2 - Waterproofing & Rocket Projector Battery
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Stratford's Historic Buildings
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Avon Farm - a 19C 'Model Farm'
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David James
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St Lawrence Church - link to Church History pages
Graffiti in St Lawrence Church, and its screens and pews A joint illustrated report by Jamie Ingram, Penny Copeland and Jude Jones, University of Southampton.
Interior of St Lawrence Church in 1895
Listed Buildings details are included on the
Listed Buildings in Stratford summary page
Old Forge & Little Thatches Cottages - illustrated details by David James
Old Sarum View - illustrated details of this former shop & post office by David James.
Photo Album of Historic Houses in Stratford sub Castle an illustrated tour of some of the village's older dwellings.
Stratford Smithy - illustrated details by David James
David James
People with a connection to Stratford sub Castle
Antiquarian & Travel Writer
Archbishop / visitor to Old Sarum
Stratford Clergyman & hymn writer
Travel Writer
Artist & painter
a story of 100 years of living in Stratford
John Henry Cook - his own account of
Life at Mawarden Court in the 1920's & 1930's
He was the son of the Rev William Henry Cook.
Travel Writer
Author & Travel Writer
Earls of Sarum
Eleanor of Aquitaine
A Queen of England, imprisoned at Old Sarum
Travel writer
A future King of England
Richard Hill MBE
International Rugby Player
John Cattrell Hudson
Hudson's Field benefactor
Secretary to Thomas Becket
Instigator of the Reading Room
Director General of Ordnance Survey
Second Bishop of the original Sarum cathedral
Diary & Travel Writer
Church benefactors & family of a Prime Minister
King of England
King of England
We Will Remember them
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Other articles with a local connection
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Camp Hill
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340 Devizes Road - route of a Roman road
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The Court House, Lower Woodford
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Old Sarum is mentioned in Walter Pope's
'Ballad of Salisbury' published in 1713
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Archives
Hangings at Old Sarum in the 14th century
Taxes paid by residents in 1332, 1576
Driving a pony & trap without lights 1903
Stamp franked in Stratford in 1932
Parsonage Farm bore hole report from 1937
Domesday revisited - 1986 BBC Project
Stratford sub Castle Primary School took part. Read their contributions.
Many of the articles that appear in the History section of this website were written by members of the
Stratford sub Castle Local History Group.
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