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There's a wealth of historical information available about the Parish of Stratton.
In order to try and make retrieving it as easy as possible and to avoid unnecessary duplication, we'll point you in the right directions.

For detail of the Roman Aqueduct that took water past Stratton down the
Frome Valley and into what is now Dorchester, try:

To read about the Old Village Hall and the Railway passing through Stratton, try:

David Ward lived in Stratton between 1957 & 1967 and he's been good enough to note down his memories of the place as it then was. You can read his full account of life in the village forty to fifty years ago by following this link:-

For general historical information relating to the Parish of Stratton and transcriptions of the documents listed below:-


Census
1841, 1861, 1871,
1881, 1891 & 1901

	Baptisms
	1789-1920		Postal Directories
			1851, 1855, 1859
	Marriages		1875, 1889, 1895
	1561-1921		1915, 1927, 1939

	Burials		Wills
	1561-1975
			Register of Electors
	Militia Lists		1918
	1758, 1796
			St Mary's Church Bells
	War memorial
			Photographs
	War Records		Past & Present
	WWI & WWII

The Dorset History Centre in Dorchester holds original documents relating to the Parish of Stratton. To reach their website click on the link:

Wikipedia provides a wide range of facts relating to the Parish:

If you have any information or photographs relating to Stratton, Grimstone, Wrackleford or Ash Hill in past times (Even 15 or 20 years ago qualifies!) and you would like to share your knowledge or images, please get in touch.