History
The earliest known references to Stratton are found in King Alfred’s Will of c. 880 and the Domesday survey of 1086. (For the Stratton Hundred: see under Government below.) The earliest form of the name of Stratton is Strætneat, an Anglo-Saxon form derived from Old Cornish "strad" and "neth", meaning the flat-bottomed valley of the river Neth. This river is now known as the River Strat (by back formation from Stratton).
At the time of the Domesday Survey the manor of Stratton had land for 30 ploughs. There were 30 villeins, 20 smallholders and 20 slaves. There were 10 salt houses, 20 acres of woodland, 200 acres of pasture, 30 cattle and 300 sheep. Before the conquest the manor had been held by Bishop Osbern and Alfred the Marshal; its value in 1086 was £35-18-4d.
The town has given its name to a traditional folk ballad "The Stratton Carol".
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