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Stratton St. Margaret Photo Gallery Stratton St. Margaret Aerial Views Gallery Stratton St. Margaret Miscellany Gallery
Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)
Blunsdon St. Andrew – Broad Blunsdon – Chiseldon – Liddington – Rodbourne Cheney – South Marston – Stanton Fitzwarren – Swindon – Wanborough
In 2018 boundary changes created Swindon North – Nythe, Liden & Eldene
Stratton St. Margaret is a large Parish and some local details have been separated by area please see the following pages – Gorse Hill – Penhill – Nythe – Kingsdown – Upper Stratton – Lower Stratton
Websites of Interest
Stratton St. Margaret Parish Council – Official Parish Council Website
St. Margarets Church – link to the parish church site.
Swindon Library – Swindon Library’s online collection of Stratton St Margaret photographs
Swindon Viewpoint – Local Video News Website includes Archive footage and photographs.
Stratton St. Margaret History Society on Facebook.
The Parish Church of St. Margaret of Antioch
St. Margaret Gallery St. Margaret Interior Gallery St. Margaret Churchyard St. Margaret Vicarage
There was originally an Anglo Saxon wattle & thatch church on the site dating back before 1000 AD. A Norman church was built in its place and the current Church of England parish church of St. Margaret of Antioch dates from the 13th century in the reign of Edward I (Edward Longshanks 1272-1307). Read more about St. Margaret’s Church here.
Church Magazines
Parish Church Magazine 1950 Gallery
Church News
Church Matters 1800-1899 From the Welsh Language Press 1876 Church Valuables Stolen 1990
Church Officials
Incumbents List 1260 – Present Curates List 1789 – Present
Vicars
Rev. James Hare
Publication of Essay on the Reasonableness of Scepticism by Rev. J. Hare 1801-1803
Publication of A Treatise on the Conduct of God to the Human Species by Rev. J. Hare 1809
Church People & Ceremonies
Church People & Ceremonies Gallery
Parish Registers
Baptisms
1607-1699 1700-1749 1750-1774 1775-1799 1800-1824 1825-1849 1850-1874 1958
Marriages
1607-1799 1800-1849 1850-1899 1900-1949 1950-2013
Burials
Miscellaneous
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1608-1923
Marriages 1608-1982
Burials 1608-1978
BTs 1837-1863 are held at Bristol Record Office
Parish History
Stratton St. Margaret, once a village, has now become the north east part of Swindon and is rapidly becoming suburbanised. Parish History by Nigel Chalk
Civil Registration
1837 – 1896 Highworth Registration District
1896 – Present Swindon Registration District
Register General’s Quarterly Report 1854
Medieval Stratton
AD 1 – 1300
1301-1500
Document Relating to the Manor of Stratton St. Margaret at Merton College, Oxford Petition in the case of Kings College v Merton College Oxford 1450
Release to all actions. Granter Merton College, Oxford. Grantee King’s College, Cambridge, 16 January 1464
Extract from the Exchequer Rolls concerning the lease of Stratton St. Margaret to Hugh Auseley, 14 July 1491
Myths, Legends & Folklore
Crocodile Legend 1856-1901 Dame Durden – A Traditional Folk Song performed in 1915
Parish Council
Galleries
Merton Fields Gallery Parish Council Buildings and Sites Gallery Parish Council Ephemera Gallery
Boundary Streets
Council Run Property & Sites
Grange Road Leisure Centre Fit For Purpose 2014 Post office to be set up in Grange Leisure Centre 2018 Grange Leisure Centre 2019
Parish Boundary and Street Changes
Parish Boundary Alteration 1880 House & Street Renumbering
Parish Celebrations and Festivals
Parish Community Events & Festivals Gallery Stratton Festival 2019 Gallery
Parish Committees
Local Parochial Sanitary Committee 1878
Parish Council
Merton Fields Gallery Parish Council Buildings and Sites Gallery Parish Council Ephemera Gallery
Council Meetings
Council Properties
Grange Road Leisure Centre Fit For Purpose 2014 Post office to be set up in Grange Leisure Centre 2018 Grange Leisure Centre 2019
Parish Magazines
Parish Publications
St. Margaret’s Centre
Population, Jurisdictions and Topography
Buildings and Land
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Queensfield Gallery Residential Streets Gallery Care Homes Gallery
For a list of buildings and their details please read our document Buildings and Land of Stratton St. Margaret
Archaeology
Cemeteries
Cemetery Records
Please note that some of the parish council burial records were burnt and therefore the lists below are not complete
Green Road Cemetery, Upper Stratton 1861-1985 (Please note that anything in italics within the spreadsheet have been added or amended and may not appear in the original registers.) Green road was originally set up by and for Non-Conformist burials.
Lower Stratton Parish Cemetery 1869-1980 1981-2000 (Please note that anything in italics within the spreadsheet has been added or amended and may not appear in the original registers.
Available Gravestone images and look ups for dates after 1985 for the two burial grounds may be obtained by contacting the OPC via the Contact Us Tab at the top of this page and selecting OPCs from the drop down menu. It is anticipated that all Headstones will be photographed and made available online until that time please request a copy from the OPC who can be contacted via the Contact us link at the top of the page.
Conservation
Designation of Conservation Areas 1992 Conservation 2013
Farms
Many thanks to Clive Carter for supplying additional information for individual farm histories below
Breach Farm
Brewery Farm
Catsbrain Farm (Kingsdown)
| Proposed New Development at Catsbrain Farm 2014 | Catsbrain Farm Development Phase 1 Site Map 2014 | Catsbrain Farm Development Phase 1 Business Layout 2014 |
Clays Farm
Clays Farm Timeline Sale of Stock & Machinery of Clay’s Farm
Crowdy’s Hill Farm
Diamond Farm
Located at Ermin Street – 1948 street directory has L P & P S Hinder in residence and L P & O P Hinder by 1951. (became Hinders Yard)
Dockle Farm
Dockle Farm Timeline Wildern, Pig Carcass Summons 1908
Hyde Farm, Kingsdown
1891 Census shows Henry Hinder as farmer. 1930 Kelly’s shows John Harman as farmer. Farm stock sold 27 September 1947 by Mr. T. H. Higgs who was quitting, the farm being sold 22 September 1947 by Mr. C T Hazell.
Kingsdown Manor Farm
(217 acres) (also known as Corn Farm) includes an area called ‘Peak’s Hay’ where Groundwell Estate is today. In 1796 Enclosure awarded to John Phelps & James Crowdy. 1829 Sale shows Richard Biggs as owner and Thomas Harris as tenant farmer. The lot is Farm house, barns, stables etc with 217 acres of Arable & Pasture land with Windmill and Brick & Lime kilns. 1881 Census shows Samuel Coleborne &1911 Kelley’s shows farmer as Joseph Gleave Twiss. 1924 Rate book shows J R Farr. 1948 Street Directory shows T Calvert living here, 1951 T & M G Calvert, and 1951-63 Geoffrey Griffiths. Farm is now converted to business units and several private dwellings.
Little Nythe Farm
Little Nythe Farm (link to add)
Marsh Farm (Green Farm)
The farm was at Stratton Green. 1844 Mr Reynolds is given as farmer when his daughter, Rebecca, marries a Mr. Edwards of London. (Wilts & Gloucester Standard 27-08-1844). Birth, April 27th, the wife of Mr. Greenaway a daughter. Swindon Advertiser 03-05-1875 p4. Joseph Hayden was farmer here according to the 1881 census. H C ROBERT’s youngest son Harry gets married, 15-11-1919. North Wilts Herald 14-11-1919 p5.
1922, May 18th, Birth of son to wife of Wilfred M WOODMAN. North Wilts Herald
26-05-1922 p5. 1937, as estate of George Bloxham, it was up for sale as two cottages with, 4 tennis courts, putting green, 2 acres, the dairy being sold separately. North Wilts Herald 02-04-1937. The 1948 Street Directory shows Emily Baker living here, but now called Green farm. By 1951 it had reverted to Marsh farm as listed in the 1951 Street Directory with Holloway family in occupation.
Parsonage Farm
Parsonage Farm Auction Sale 1895
Pidgeon House Farm
Timeline Sale by Auction 1809 Auction Sale 1829
Pond Farm
1796 John Beckensale, 1841-1861 Tilley family, 1881 William Chapman, 1896 Rev. Scott, 1910 Rev. Burgess, 1911 Joseph Russell, 1928-1970 John Peapell a baker is here. Shown on O.S. Maps c.1900 also shown on 1922 map as being behind Jacobs Ladder in Ermin Street.
Ryall Farm (Roiall Field, Royal Farm)
Believed to date back to 1602. 1796 Enclosure Award to William Tompkins, now part of Honda Factory site was originally alongside Highworth Road. 1880 David Broughton, 1891 Mr Goddard,1901 James Waldron, Kelly’s 1905 Directory, 1918-1931 Fred Bourton and 1939 Register shows Henry James Bourton in occupation although in 1936 Arthur Greenaway is shown on Electoral Roll.
Stratton Farm
Sturrey Brook Farm
The farm was situated on the Highworth Road.
Upper Stratton Farm
Stood opposite school in Green Road where Orchard Grove is now. Henry Norris farmer in 1924 paid rates of £33 13s. 8d.
Wharf Farm
Enclosures
Inclosure Decision Meeting 1794 Inclosure Award Abstract 1796
Fires
Fires 1800-1899 Fire at the Mill 1886 Fire at Derelict Care Home 2016
Footpaths
The parish of Stratton St. Margaret is crisscrossed with many footpaths. Some of these footpaths follow the ancient walkways that the early Stratton residents would have used. The Boundary Close Footpath is preserved as such. More details about the footpaths
Rights of Way Letter 1986 Rights of Way Schedule 1986
Hospitals and Health & Social Facilities
The Close, Homeless Hostel 1977 Sandalwood Place of Safety Decision Delayed 2017
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Enclosures
Inclosure Decision Meeting 1794
Landowners
Maps
| Map Showing Parish Shrinkage | Map of c1804 | Ordnance Survey Map 1811-1812 | Ordnance Survey Map 1816 |
| Map of 1841 | Map of 1882 | Map of 1893 | Map of Land for Sale 1906 |
| Parish Map of 2016 |
Miscellaneous Items
Community Retains its Village Atmosphere 2011 Designation of Neighborhood Area November 2013
Planning & Development
Planning & Development Gallery
Industrial Estate Development
Equity Trade Centre Gallery Europa Industrial Park
Greenbridge Road Alterations Gallery Greenbridge Industrial Estate Gallery Greenbridge Retail Park Gallery Greenbridge Trading Estate Gallery St.Margaret’s Retail Park Gallery
New Property Build and Extensions
New Property Build and Extensions Gallery
Property Demolition
Property to be Let
Recreation and Playing Fields
Meadowcroft Recreation Area 2004
Roads
Highways & Byways Extract 1917
Sale of Buildings and Land
Property Sale in Swindon 1901 Sale by Auction of Buildings & Land 1902
Public Houses
For list of pubs, their history and landlords go to Public Houses 1700s-Present Other Small Pubs and Beer Houses
| Bakers Arms | History | Battle of the Cooks 2015 | |||
| Engineers Arms (closed) | History | ||||
| Kingsdown Inn | History | ||||
| Lady Margaret (closed) | History | ||||
| Moonrakers | History | ||||
| New Inn (closed) | History | ||||
| Plough | History | ||||
| Rising Sun Inn (closed) | History | ||||
| Wheatsheaf – Dores Road (closed) | History | ||||
| Wheatsheaf – Ermin Street | History | ||||
| White Hart | History | Rooftop Works Completed 2015 |
Railway, Road, Canal & Public Transport
Buses and Bus Routes Gallery Railway Gallery Road Building and Alterations Gallery
Stratton station was on Highworth Light Railway which opened on 9th May 1883, closing to passengers on 28th February 1953 and to all traffic on 3rd August 1962. At one period up to 100 churns of milk were sent to London daily on the railway. Read more about the
History of the railway, canal and public transport
Ermin Street Railway Bridge Drawing Triple Rail Crash 1958 Network Rail Electrification Notice 2015 Stratton Green Rail Bridge Recontruction 2015
Rates and Taxes
Appeal Against Rates Charge 1864
Weather Phenomena
Crime and Legal Matters
Animal Related Crime
Ill-Treating a Cat 1860 Greenaway’s Stray Horse 1877 Mistreatment of Greyhounds 2019
Arson
Arson & Embezzlement at Pidgeon House Farm 1906
Assault
Assault Charge & Indecent Behaviour 1860 Inskip, Guilty of Assault 2017 Assault on Emergency Worker 2020
Bastardy
Bastardy Examinations 1752-1864
Bigamy
Bigamy and First Wife Knew 1944
Child Cruelty & Neglect
Youthful Beggar & Cruel Mother 1852 Sarah Algar Neglect of Annie Louisa Algar 1902
Criminal Damage
Violation of Coffin 1867 A Future Together 2000 Smashed New Bus Shelter 2002 Vandals Attack Park 2008
Drunk and Disorderly
Hughes, Public House Offence 1877 Public House Row – Sellwood and Jones 1877 Drunk in Charge of a Horse and Cart 1911
Lost Property
Miscellaneous Legal Items
Parishioners Eligible to Serve as Jurors 1771 Youth Gang Culture 1976
Murder
In early 1891 Katie Speck aged 5 was found murdered in Kingsdown Brook.
In late 1892 Frank Franklin aged 19 committed suicide on the railway line, leaving a letter to his mum admitting to the murder.
Public Order
Dispersal Order for Greenbridge Retail Park 2010
Crime Reports
The documents below are in the process of being transferred to OPC templates larger items that were included will be published as individual items
1700-1799 1800-1849 1850-1899 1900-1949 1950-1999 2000-Present
Theft
Transportation
Pickpocketing Charge – Titchener & Naish 1836
Directories
The Swindon & District Year Book for 1948 is quite an important document for family historians since it lists names and address of residents of the parish. Once the 1921 Census is released for public viewing in 2022 there will be no other available Census for public view scheduled for release until the 1951 Census is released in 2052. The 1931 Census was lost in a fire in its entirety in 1942 and there was no Census taken during 1941 due to WWII action therefore leaving a large gap between 1921 and 1951. The National Identity Card Records of 1939 is the only other source available which could help fill the gap this is controlled by the NHS Archives it is now available to view via Find My Past but charges will apply unless you have a subscription even then strict rules apply for access.
Education
For information about the schools of Stratton please read this article.
General School Articles and Reports
Education 1800-1849 Private Tuition 1834 Proposed News Schools – Tenders 1869 Ministry of Education Notice 1954 Two Schools Told to Improve by Ofsted 2016
Stratton School Board & Managers
A few children were educated by means of the rent of lands left in 1720 by John Herring. The local school board was formed February 12, 1876 and was dissolved by the Education Act of 1902.
Assistant Schoolmistress Vacancy 1878 School Board Finance Statement 1880 School Board Meeting 1895 School Managers Meeting 1940
Stratton Schools
Beechcroft School
Grange School
Infant School
Junior School
School Move 1962 Netball Team 1966-1967 Netball Team c1970s Class of 1972, Year 1 Class of 1974, Year 3
Headlands Grammar School
Headlands School Gallery Headlands School Class Photographs Headlands Sports Gallery
Entertainment & School Productions
Headlands School Production of Our Town by Thornton Wilder 1967
Headlandian Magazines
| 1961-1962 | 1962-1963 | 1963-1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
| 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | Magazine Editorial Team | ||||
Prize Winners
Pupil Placements
Sports
School Sports Day Programme 1968
Staff
Timetables
Workbook Cover & Timetable for Susan Lott 1963 G.C.E. Examination Timetable 1968
Merton Fields Secondary School
St. Catherine’s R.C. Primary
Parking Problem at St. Catherine’s R.C. Primary 2013
Emigration and Migration
Employment and Business
Agriculture and Land
Gamekeepers
Gamekeepers Certificates 1807 Gamekeepers Certificates 1834
Markets & Agricultural Shows
Swindon Livestock Market Prizes 1874
Animals and Pets
Apprentices
Apprenticeships were often advertised in local papers. Please refer to Employment News 1800-1899 for examples
Apprentices 1711-1907 (Index) Daniel Bezley 1720
Automotive
New Jaguar & Land-Rover Car Showroom Gallery
Brown Brothers Honda UK Manufacturing
BMW, Pressed Steel & Rover Group
BMW Gallery (updated June 2024)
Pressed Steel & Rover Group Gallery
Banking
Barclays Bank
Lloyds Bank
Beauty and Hairdressing
Tales to Make Your Hair Curl 2001 Shelf Stacker to Celebrity Hair Stylist 2014
Brewing
Brewing in Stratton St. Margaret
Arkell Family and Brewery
See also articles under Kingsdown
Arkell Family Gallery Brewery Gallery
Star Brewery
Brickmaking & Building Supplies
Location of Brickmakers Crosby Doors
Business Opportunities
Carpentry & Sawyers
Bramhill Sawmill was just up Oxford Road on the site of the old brick works, Burden & Evergreen Closes now cover this area.
Cart and Wagon Builders
W. H. Hill
W. H. Hill Advert for W. H. Hill 1928
Clothing, Footwear and Textiles
Compton Sons & Webb
Swindon Clothing manufacturers had a factory in Stratton which was used to produce uniforms during the wars. The main site was in Station Road, Swindon.
Cooke’s
This was a small boot & shoe repair shop
Communications
Post Offices British Postal Services Appointments 1737-1969
Community Services
Fire Brigade
Retirement of Captain Glynn 1910
Police
Distribution & Warehousing
Engineering
Linton & Hirst
Vickers-Armstrong (Aircraft) Ltd., South Marston Works
Vickers Supermarine Vickers and Phillips & PWS Salary Related Documents 1941-1945 Harold Lott – ID Card for Vickers-Armstrong 1947 Vickers Armstrong Employment Advertisement 1960
Hovercraft trials at Vickers from British Pathe Newsreel 1961 and 1962
Employment News
Entertainment and Hospitality
Employed as a Pirate 1980 Madison Hotel to Close 2014
Fashion Industry
Food Preparation and Manufacturing
Bakeries
Godwin’s – Had a Bakery in Hyde Road.
R & F Wise – Closing Two Factories 2000
Meat Processing
Brown & Knight 1961 St. Margaret’s Wiltshire Bacon
Metallurgy
Slaughterhouses
Garages, Cycle Shops, Vehicle Body Shops, Tyre Supplies and Petrol Stations
Bathwick Tyres Esso Garage Garages, Cycle Shops &c.
Garden Centres & Nurseries
Local Business Miscellany
Local Businesses from the 1930s Onwards More Local Businesses List of Businesses 2014
Haulage
Laundries
North Wilts Sanitary Steam Laundry – Hoddinott & Sons
Traded from 4th May 1891. Several reported accidents and mis-treatment to animals in local press. In 1894 a Miss Holliday brought in from London, was made manager.
Local Advertising
Advertisement for Morse’s Herbal Ointment 1854 Advertising 1900-1949 Articles For Sale 1900-1999 Adverts from the Highworth Official Guide 1950s
Medical and Scientific
Chemical Industry
Royal Society of Chemistry Award 2014
Doctors, Midwives and Nurses
Medical License for Henry Kemble (Kembell) 1689 Nurses Registration Medical Professionals 1910-1960
Milling
Steam Flour Mill
Located on the canal at Greenbridge, in 1891 owned by Frogley & Deacon.
Oil Industry
Powder Works
Built for 1914-1918 war, a lot was demolished and sold off in 1931. The rest of site was first used by the Pioneer Corps during WWII, then as a pow camp housing first Cypriots then Germans. Taken over by Plessey’s after the war some of the buildings still remain, making up Kembry Park Trading Estate. Stratton Powder Works
Retail Shops, Butchers and Food Outlets
Shopkeeper Charlie Reynolds (Aged 96) 2012 Reynolds Newsagents to Close 2012 Richardson & Rabbetts at The Shellfish Giant 2014
Butchers
Basil Gore was the local butcher in Beechcroft Road
Fast Food and Takeaways
Beechcroft Road – fish & chip shop next door to Gore’s butchers
Newsagents and Tobacconists
Richardson & Rabbetts at Beechcroft
They the well known local Newsagents, and tobacconist’s store, today occupied by a Hardware store
Stores & Supermarkets
Aldi Store
New Aldi Store, Hobley Road 2015
Situations Vacant and Wanted
Situations Vacant 1800-1899 Situations Wanted 1800-1899 Situations Wanted 1900 – Present
Transport Services
Blue Ivory Coaches Bus Service Axing 2000 No 7 Bus Timetable 2016 Loco no. 7794 at Stratton Park 2015
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
Non Conformity 1800-1899 Meeting House Certificates 1696-1832 Ministers Rally For Feast Day Changes 1855
Beechcroft Road Methodist Church
History of Methodist Church Sunday School Play Programme 1954
Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints
Green Road Cemetery Chapel
History of the Cemetery Chapel
Kingsdown Gospel Hall
Please refer to the Kingsdown page
Primitive Methodist Church – Lower Stratton
Please refer to the Lower Stratton page
St. Barnabas – Gorse Hill
Please refer to the Gorse Hill page
St. Philip the Deacon – Upper Stratton
Please refer to the Upper Stratton Page
Stratton Green Baptist Church
Please refer to the Lower Stratton Page
Upper Stratton Baptist Church
Please refer to the Upper Stratton Page
Upper Stratton Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Please refer to the Upper Stratton Page
Zion Baptist Chapel
People and Parish Notables
Accidents
Accident Reports 1800-1899 Railway Accident Involving Thomas Eastman 1866 Cliff Top Rescue 1976 Fatal Accident 2000 Accidents 2000-2025 Fatal Accident Plea for Witnesses 2012
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
Stratton St. Margaret has in the past and still is a very community minded parish. There are many clubs, societies and community groups to suit all ages and caters for all kinds of leisure interests. Many of the clubs and activities available in the community today have their roots in the industry from around the area including many sports clubs. Here you may read more about these clubs and groups
Clubs, Societies and Community Groups Clubs and Societies News 1900-1949
St. John Ambulance
St. Johns’s Ambulance Certificates for Elsie K. Hollis – 1938-1939
Scouts
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Issues Documents Held at Kew 1290-1817 Bankruptcy Notices 1800-1899
Bankrupts
John Waldron 1762-1766 Default Hearing – Alfred Hunt 1878 Robert Eddolls 2001
Census Returns Transcripts
1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911
For strays from the the various census years please see the strays Index document found under emigration and migration. Please Note the 1911 Census includes parts of Stratton recorded in the Rodbourne Enumeration District
1939 Register
Children
Children’s Corner Evening Advertiser 1947 Children’s Corner Evening Advertiser 1948
Communications
Postcard sent from Stratton to Bath 1904 Postcard Sent to Miss K. Bond 1915 Stratton Telephone Numbers
Divorce and Separation
Marriage Separation Notice 1801
Elections, Politics, Polls and Voters Lists
Incidents at Elections and Political Gatherings
Political Gathering at Stratton 1847 Horse -play at Parliamentary Election 1880
Parliamentary Petitions
Family Notices
Funeral Reports
Wailing Widow – Mrs. John Gay 1843 William George Prowse 1940 Death of “Cheeky Monkey” 2010
General Items
Missing Child 1850 Overseas Marriage McCaw/Ford 1921
Inquest Reports
Local Families
In this section you can find items of interest about a particular family and associated links;
Axford Family
Lifestyle Project story of Ellen Martha Olive Jane Axford born October 1909
Cook Family
Early childhood memoirs of Ernest Ewart Cook
King Family
Lott Family
Memories of a Stratton Family Lott Family WWII Identity Cards Wedding Report of Elsie Cox & Harold Lott 1948 Lott Family Homes 1960s
Powell Family
Powell Gallery Powell Family Information
Obituaries & Death Notices
Death of a Black Man 1868 W. Osland Hill 1905 Paul Rowley 2015 Violet Sargent 2016 Sarah Taylor 1919 Eliza Wells 1947
Parish Notables
Doomsday book of 1086 shows that the parish was held by Nigel, physician to William the Conqueror. For information about the Parish Notables of Stratton St. Margaret follow the link
People News
Cholera Outbreak 1854 Miss Garrard Contest 1966
Personal Research Items
Tuck Family Research Burial Extracts – These items were donated by Ken Tuck and contains entries that may or may not relate to the Tuck family however they have been published as such. Many references to Quaker entries may be found from across the county.
Sport
Athletics
Badminton
Stratton Hostel v Chippenham Community Centre 1953
Football
Youth Football Team Late 1960s Youth Club Football Team 1969
Hunting
Hunt Meetings 1800-1899 Hunt Meetings 1900 – Present
Miscellaneous Sports
Quoits Club Annual Outing 1902
Pigeon Racing
Pigeon Racing Annual Awards 1956
Strange Tales
Taxes
Tax List 1332 Rate Receipt Book 1924
Wedding Reports
King to Vincent 1905 Manners to King 1919 Phillimore to Farmer 1934
Poor Law, Charity and the Workhouse
Charities
Poor Law
General Poor Law Matters
Poor Law Report 1840 Poor Law Rating Question 1863
Medical Matters
Removal Orders and Settlements
Removal Orders 1729-1830 Settlement Examinations 1786-1794
Supplies and Tenders
Swindon & Highworth Union Supplies 1838 Poor Law Union Supplies 1847
Public Assistance
Public Assistance Administration 1948 Ration Book Cover for Malcolm Griffiths 1953-1954
Workhouse
Workhouse Attendance Statistics
General Workhouse Matters
Workhouse and Hospital 1777-1999 Workhouse & Hospital Newspaper Extracts
Workhouse Births and Deaths
Newspaper Notices 1800-1950 Workhouse & Hospital Deaths 1850-1982 Death at the Workhouse 1901
Workhouse Crime
Workhouse Crime 1835-1850 Assault by Elizabeth A. Dodson 1877
Workhouse Inmates
Highworth Union Workhouse Census 1841 Highworth Union Workhouse Census 1851 Stratton Folk Born in the Workhouse 1866-1914 Workhouse People Newspaper Extracts
Workhouse News
Workhouse Staff
Staff Required at St. Margaret’s Institution 1947
Probate
Estate Notices
Inquisitions Post Mortem of Lands Held
Parishioners Wills
Edward Curtis Proved 1828 William Richman Dated 1647 William Richman Dated 1650 William White proved 1842
Sales of Buildings & Land for Probate Purposes
War, Conflict and Military Matters
War Memorials & Military Gallery Stratton St. Margaret Military Graves Stratton at War Gallery
Boer War
Wiltshire Imperial Yeomanry Casualties 1899-1902
General Military Items
Military Articles McKenzie, trial of Mercenary 1976 WWII Unexploded Mortar 2001 Prisoner of War Camps 2010
Muster Rolls
North Wiltshire Muster Roll 1539 (Netherstratton) North Wiltshire Muster Roll 1539 (Overstratton)
Servicemen & Women
Military Service Records Chelsea Pensioners 1808-1828 Good Service Certificate Lionel A. H. C. Frampton 1929-1937
For the latest list of casualties of war go to Stratton St. Margaret War Memorial List and for available photographs of the memorial stones to the fallen
War Memorials & Remembrance
New War Memorial by 2014 Milestone 2012 Peace Memorial 2014 Peace Memorial Dedication Order of Service 2014
St. Philip The Deacon Remembrance Service 2014 Order of Service for First Remembrance Service at the Peace Memorial 2014 Remembrance Service at the Peace Memorial 2015
Wiltshire Regiments
Servicemen & Families with the 1st Wilts. Regt. in South Africa 1911
WWI
Awards and Medals
British Red Cross/VAD Volunteers
V.A.D. & Red Cross Hospitals 1914-1918 British Red Cross VAD Volunteers 1914-1918 Local Nurses and War Work 1919
VAD Volunteers
Casualties
Ford Family
Ford Family in WWI – their story
WWII
Casualties
WWII Civilian Deaths 1939-1945
General WWII Items
War Time Snippets from the Evening Advertiser 1939-1945 Local Heroes 1941 Civil Defence Posting Notice – Miss E. M. P. Cox 1943 WWII Memories
Acknowledgements and Contributors
Thanks to the following for supplying pictures, articles or family histories/memories.
| Arkell’s | Mandy Ball | Baptist Churches | BMW | Edward Browning | Margaret Brunger |
| Clive Carter | Roy Cartwright | Julie Cook | Stuart Dobson | Robin Earle | Eastman Family |
| Colin Finch | Ford Family | Susan Griffiths | Mike Gunstan | Hinders | Hobbs Family |
| Gregory Jackowski | Phil King | Kings College, Cambridge | Kingsdown School | London Archives | Lott Family |
| David Macey | Network Rail | Barry Odey | Alan Pellymounter | Powell family | Stratton St. Margaret Memories Facebook Page |
| Stratton St. Margaret Parish Council | David Suchodola | Swindon Advertiser | Swindon Library | Swindon on the Change Facebook Page | Swindon Past & Present Facebook Page |
| Ken Tuck | Brenda Williams | Paul Williams | Wiltshire Family History Society | Wiltshire Museum | |
A very special mention to the many conversations had with local residents and community groups who have shared memories and given valuable insights which have contributed to the building of this page and the other Stratton pages on this website.
