Stratton St Margaret
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stratton St Margaret
Historical Forms
- Stratone 1086 DB
- Strettuna, Strettune c.1150 France t.Hy3 ADiii
- Stretton 1253,1268 Ass
- Stretton Seynt Margarete 1370 ib
- Margrete Stretton 1446 Inqaqd
- Stratton(e) 1195 P 1199 FF
- Overe Stratton(e) 1240 FF
- Netherstratton(e) 1268 Ass
- Michelestratton(e) 1279 ib
- Nutherestratton(e), Muchelestratton(e) 1281 Ct
- Stratton Sce Margarete 1294 FF
- Stratton juxta Altam Swyndon 1294 Ipm
- Stratton superior, Stratton inferior 1316 FA
- Upper Stratton, Lower Stratton 1509 Pat
- Stratton Sce Margarete al. Nether Stratton 1578 FF
- St Margarett Stratton al. Nethetowne al. Throppe 1630 Recov
Etymology
'Farm on the Roman road,' v. stræt , tun . The place lies by Ermine Street. Upper Stratton lies on higher ground than Lower Stratton or Stratton St Margaret where the church is dedicated to that saint. For Throppe see þorp infra 417.