In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stratton St Margaret like this:
STRATTON-ST. MARGARET, a village and a parish in Highworth district, Wilts. The village stands near the Great Western railway, 2¾ miles NE of Swindon; and has a post-office under Swindon. The parish includes Upper Stratton tything, contains Highworth workhouse, and comprises 2,620 acres. ...
Real property, £9,980. Pop., 1,642. Houses, 320. The property is much sub-divided. An alien priory cell was founded in 1066; and was given, by Henry VI., to King's College, Cambridge. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £216.* Patron, Merton College, Oxford. The church is good. There are chapels for Independents and Baptists, and charities £22.
Stratton St Margaret through time
Stratton St Margaret is now part of Swindon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Swindon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stratton St Margaret itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stratton St Margaret, in Swindon and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12113
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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