Stratford Tony, Wiltshire

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Also spelt Stratford Toney and formerly known as Stratford St Anthony and Toney Stratford, Stratford Tony lies on the River Ebble in Wiltshire. Salisbury is the town nearest to it – about 4 miles north east.

This is what The National Gazetteer (1868) said of Stratford Tony:

"STRATFORD TONY (or Stratford St. Anthony), a parish in the hundred of Cowden, county 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 rectory in the diocese of Sarum, value £393, in the patronage of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The church is old, and dedicated to St. Mary. There is a parochial school. John Bampton, founder of the Bampton Lectures, was once rector of this parish."

Interesting Sights

·    St Mary & St Lawrence's Church – a designated Grade I listed building that is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The parish registers for christenings, marriages and burials survive in the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre. The church was built in the 13th century but is now a redundant church.

The church is hidden down a lane, across a stream and up a bank. It can be reached down a narrow lane and over a footpath across a stream and up a steep bank. In short, you're in for such an adventure when visiting the church.

·    Manor House Gardens – features lots of Stratford Tony flowers and is open all year by appointment. Many flowers in Stratford Tony can be found in the gardens, including a rose-covered pergola, a formal parterre garden with aerial hornbeam hedge, orchards, shrubberies, roses and spring bulbs.

The gardens also feature a vegetable garden, waterside planting , specimen trees and herbaceous borders.

In case you and your partner love old structures, you might fancy a visit to Stratford Tony. You can even make the trip romantic when you book an accommodation nearby and send flowers to Stratford Tony to surprise your date.

Nearby Attractions

There are quite a few notable attractions close to Stratford Tony, and these include:

·    Wilton House – an English country house that has been the country seat of the Earls of Pembroke for over 400 years. The home provides a fascinating look into British History. It was built on the site of a ninth-century nunnery and is set in 21 acres of landscaped parkland with water and rose gardens.

The infamous Double Cube Room – which houses the family portraits by Van Dyck and is one of the finest surviving 17th-century staterooms in England – is located within the Inigo Jones Staterooms. The paintings by Van Dyck is the greatest collection of paintings done by him and in its original settings.

·    Salisbury Cathedral – an Anglican cathedral that serves as an example of Early English architecture. The church is set within eight acres of lawn in Cathedral Close which is eight miles from Stonehenge. The church has many famous literary connections, as well as Europe's oldest working clock.

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