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STRATFORD ST. ANTHONY. 570 STRATHAVEN. famous justiciary of England in the reign of Henry II., was born here. STRATFORD ST. ANTHONY. See STRATFORD TONY, co. Wilts. STRATFORD ST. MARY, a par. in. the hund. of Samford, co. Suffolk, 6 miles S.E. of Hadleigh, 5 N.W. of Manningtree, and 7 N.E. of Colchester, its post town. The village is considerable, and situated on the river Stour, here crossed by a bridge, and near the Roman station Ansam, on the way to Oaistor. The Essex and Suffolk hounds meet in this parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 296, in the patron, of the duchy of Lancaster. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a tomb of E. Mors, bearing date 1430. The parochial charities produce about 27 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, also a paro- chial library. The principal residence is Stratford Hall. A fair is held on the 22nd June. STRATFORD, STONY, a post and market town in the hund. of Newport, co. Bucks, 6 miles S.W. of New- port-Pagnell, 8 N.E. of Buckingham, and 2 miles from the Wolverton station on the London and North- Western railway. It is situated near the Buckingham and Grand Junction canal, at the bridge over the river Ouse. The Roman road Watling Street passed through Stony Stratford in a direct line through the county from Dunstahle, and consequently Camden supposes it to have been the Lactodorum of the Itinerary. One of the crosses of Eleanor, Queen of Edward I., was erected here, but was demolished in the great civil war ; and at the Old Cock Inn Richard III., when Duke of Gloucester, seized Edward V., with Lord R. Grey, Sir T. Vaughan, and others. The government is vested in the county magistrates, who sit every alternate Friday at the Cock Inn. The town was much damaged by fire in 1736, and again in 1742, at which latter period the church of St. Mary Magdalene was consumed, with the exception of the tower. It consists principally of one long street, which is macadamised and well lighted with gas. There are also two back streets and a good market square. It contains two banks, and a new bridge over the Ouse, erected in place of the ancient one of five arches, supposed to have been built by the Romans. Lace is made. The town comprises the united pars, of St. Giles and St. Mary Magdalene, commonly called West and East side. The living of the two parishes having been united, form a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 140, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Giles. It was formerly a chantry, and was considered a chapel to the mother church of Calverton. The original structure was erected in 1451, but was rebuilt in 1776, with the exception of its tower. Only the tower of St. Mary Magdalene is now remaining, it having been burnt in 1742. The parochial charities produce about 450, of which 245 are realised from town estate. There are National and British and Foreign schools. The Independents, Wes- leyans, and Baptists have chapels. W. S. Lowndes, Esq., and the trustees of the late Dr. Radcliffe, are lords of the manor. Market day is Friday, for corn. Fairs are held on 2nd August, Friday after 10th October, and 12th November. STRATFORD TONY, or STRATFORD ST. AN- THONY, a par. in the hund. of Cowden, co. Wilts, 4 miles S.W. of Salisbury, its post town. The village is situated on a branch of the river Avon, and about a mile W. of the road from Salisbury to Dorchester, near the line of the ancient Icknield Street. It formerly belonged to the Wests. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 393, in the patron, of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The church is old, and dedi- cated to St. Mary. There is a parochial school. John Bampton, founder of the Bampton Lectures, was once rector of this parish. STRATFORD-UNDER-THE-CASTLE, a par. in the hund. of Underditch, co. Wilts, 2 miles N.W. of Salis- bury, its post town, and 99 from London. . The village is situated on the ancient Icknield Street and the river Avon. The par. comprises Old Sarum, or Sorbiodunum. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Sarum, val. .80, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, contains a tablet to Frances Nisbet, widow of Lord Nelson. The register dates from 1654. There is a National school for both sexes. Near the church was the tree where the great Earl of Chatham, whose father had a seat here, was first elected to parliament. STRATFORD-UPON-SLANEY, a post-office vil. in the bar. of tipper Talbotstown, co. Wicklow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 27 miles W. of Wicklow, and 54 from Dublin. It is situated near the river Slaney, on an acclivity rising from the bank of that stream. It con- tains the parish church, a Roman Catholic chapel, Pres- byterian meeting-house, dispensary, and fever hospital. The town was founded by the Earl of Aldborough in 1790. Tuesday and Saturday are market days. STRATFORD, WATER, a par. in the hund. and co. of Buckingham, 3J miles N.W. of Buckingham. The village is situated on the river Ouse. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 400. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, is an ancient structure, partly Norman. STRATH, or STRATH-SWORDALE, a par. in the Inverness Islands, Scotland, containing the vils. of Broadford and Kyleakin. This parish is straggling, and on the Sound, which separates Skye from the main- land, comprises the islands of Scalpa, Pabba or Pabay, and Longa, with part of the S.E. district of the inland of Skye. It extends in length about 20 miles from S.E. to N.W., with an extreme breadth of 5 miles, and is bounded partly on the E. by the par. of Sloat, and on the other sides by the sea. The hills in the N. are cone- shaped and bare, and several of them exhibit volcanic appearances. The low grounds lie principally towards the centre of the parish. The soil is clay, black loam, and reclaimed moss. Blue limestone and marl are quarried, and large quantities of kelp are manufactured. There are traces of iron-ore and manganese. The coast is indented by many deep bays and sea-lochs, which afford safe anchorage to vessels of any burden. The principal lochs are Sligachan and Ainort to the N., and Eishort, Slapin, and Scavig, with the spar cave of Staithaird, to the S. In this parish are the ruins of three chapels and seven hill forts, also a rocking-stone. The air is moist and foggy, and more rain falls here than in any other part of Skye. The par. is in the presb. of Skye and synod of Glenelg, and in the patron, of the crown. The stipend of the minister is about 271. The parish church was erected at Bradford in 1841. There is a Free church preaching station, and the Baptists have a chapel. There are a sub-parochial and four other schools. In that district of the parish called Strath- Aird are numerous caves, in one of which the Pretender lodged for some nights in 1746, and another is remarkable for the stalactites and petrifactions which it contains. Two trysts, or fairs for cattle, are held annually on the last week of the months of May and July. STRATH, a valley or river basin, as Strathairdle, Strathallan, Strathaven, Strathclyde, &c. STRATHAVEN, or AVONDALE, and anciently EV AND ALE, a par. and burgh of barony in the middle ward, co. Lanark, Scotland, 10 miles W. of Lanark, 16 S.E. of Glasgow, and 7f S.W. of Hamilton. The parish and barony of Avondale is about 12 miles in length, and from 5 to 6 in breadth. The hilly part is black moorland covered with heath and coarse grass, except where recently reclaimed, but the vale of the Avon is in general good soil. The Duke of Hamilton is chief heritor and superior of all the lands in the parish except a small portion of " Temple Land," held by Lord Torphichen. The town is near the river Avon, on the road from Glasgow to Muirkirk, and is the terminus of the Glas- gow and Hamilton branch of the Caledonian railway. It was erected into a burgh of barony in 1450, under the Hamiltons of Strathaven Castle, which is now in ruins. It had formerly an extensive commonalty, and is still celebrated for its horses and calves. The streets in the old part of the town are narrow and irregular, but tho