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Reading Room Stratford sub Castle
Link to the Stratford information page

Welcome to 

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Upcoming Events & Reminders ​​   

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Tues 23 April         Licensing Service for Rev Suzie Allen

7 pm St Lawrence Church - details in the notice

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Wed 24 April          Mobile Library  Castle Keep

11.00 - 11.25 am

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Thurs 25 April       Garden Bins

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Thurs 25 April        Anzac Day

11 am St Lawrence Church

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Thurs 25 April        Garden Club

7.30 pm             

 

Fri 26 April             FOSL Fundraising Talk - Andrea Hamel

7.30 pm 

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Mon 29 April          Recycling & Household bins

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Sun 5 May              Summer Café

2.30 - 4.30 pm

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Wed 8 May             Guild

7.30 pm AGM to be followed by 'A Spring Serenade'

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For dates later in the year, view the Village Calendar

Latest additions to the Photo Albums

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Background Image. During rainfall, the sheep in the Parsonage Farm field retreated to the hedgeline. 15/4/24

Latest from the News Page

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St Lawrence Church has 13th century origins.  It was once surrounded by a medieval village and at least part of the chancel was standing when a cathedral on nearby Old Sarum was in use. Listed by English Heritage in 1972, St Lawrence Church has Grade 1 status.  

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View the Church History page, or click 'Church' in the menu to find information about the church bells; the unusual one-handed clock; architectural features; other illustrated topics and Views from the tower.

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A Registered Charity - The Friends of St Lawrence church - fundraises to help to maintain the church building.

St Lawrence Stratford sub Castle

Parish Magazine

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 BACKGROUND IMAGE - view from Devizes Road  

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There are over 100 webpages in our Local History section, too many to list within the limited structure of the website's menu.  The Local History Group has contributed much of the material.

Explore the local history section:

- by date using the links on the Timeline; 

- read about the famous people who've lived here or visited;

- view articles about some of Stratford's Listed Buildings;

- view the local history contents page for links to all the history pages;

- test your current knowledge with our Local History Quiz 

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