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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Cornwall]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Cornwall Parishes]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Cornwall]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Cornwall Parishes]] | ||
[[Image:Stratton St Andrew .jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Stratton St Andrew .jpg|thumb|right|Stratton St Andrew .jpg]] | ||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
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STRATTON (St. Andrew), a '''market-town''' and '''parish '''and the head of a union, in the hundred of Stratton, E. division of Cornwall, 17½ miles (N. N. W.) from Launceston, and 223 (W. by S.) from London. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51313#s1 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''](1848), pp. 244-246. Date accessed: 25 March 2013</ref> | STRATTON (St. Andrew), a '''market-town''' and '''parish '''and the head of a union, in the hundred of Stratton, E. division of Cornwall, 17½ miles (N. N. W.) from Launceston, and 223 (W. by S.) from London. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51313#s1 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''](1848), pp. 244-246. Date accessed: 25 March 2013</ref> | ||
Stratton St Andrew is an Ancient Parish and a market town in the county of Cornwall. Other places in the parish include: Bush. <br>The 12th century Norman church dedicated to Saint Andrew is listed Grade I. The church contains a brass to Sir John Arundell of Trerice, 1561. | Stratton St Andrew is an Ancient Parish and a market town in the county of Cornwall. Other places in the parish include: Bush. <br>The 12th century Norman church dedicated to Saint Andrew is listed Grade I. The church contains a brass to Sir John Arundell of Trerice, 1561. | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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=== Civil Registration === | === Civil Registration === | ||
Births, marriages and deaths were kept by the government from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [[Free BMD]]. | Births, marriages and deaths were kept by the government from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [[Free BMD]]. | ||
=== Church records === | === Church records === | ||
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An extremely useful resource is the Cornwall Online Parish Clerks page for the parish http://www.cornwall-opc.org/Par_new/q_s/stratton.php | An extremely useful resource is the Cornwall Online Parish Clerks page for the parish http://www.cornwall-opc.org/Par_new/q_s/stratton.php | ||
The history, registers and much more have been contributed by the Online Parish clerk for Stratton . | The history, registers and much more have been contributed by the Online Parish clerk for Stratton . | ||
=== Census records === | === Census records === | ||