"League Division One South & West play-off final against Larkhall Athletic in May 2015. ""See "" Stratford Town F.C. Stratford Town Football Club is a football club based in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England, currently playing in the . The club was formed in 1941 as Stratford Rangers, changing their name in 1949. After playing in various local leagues they joined the Worcestershire Combination (which later became the Midland Football Combination) in 1954. In 1957 they switched to the Birmingham and District League, which became the West Midlands (Regional) League in 1962, but rejoined the Combination in 1970. In 1975"
"Stratford, Ontario Stratford is a city on the Avon River within Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a population of 31,465 in 2016 in a land area of 28.28 square kilometres. Stratford is the seat of Perth County which was settled by English, Irish, Scottish and German immigrants, in almost equal numbers, starting in the 1820s but primarily in the 1830s and 1840s. Most became farmers, and even today, the area around Stratford is known for mixed farming, dairying and hog production. When the area which is now Stratford was first settled in 1832, the townsite and the river"
"Stratford, New Hampshire Stratford is a town located on the Connecticut River in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 746 at the 2010 census. Within the town are the villages of North Stratford, Stratford Hollow, and Beatties. U.S. Route 3 passes through the center of town, as did a branch of the Grand Trunk Railway of yore. Stratford is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Janice Peaslee Bridge connects Stratford to Maidstone, Vermont. Originally granted in 1762 with the name Woodbury, the town was regranted as Stratford in 1773. According to the United States"
"Water Stratford Water Stratford is a village and civil parish on the River Great Ouse in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is about west of Buckingham, near the boundary with Oxfordshire. The toponym ""Stratford"" is common in England, being derived from the Old English for ""ford by a Roman road"". The Roman road is still traceable through the village. The prefix ""Water"" was added to differentiate the village from other places called Stratford. The name has evolved through the centuries from ""Stradford"" in the Domesday Book of 1086, through ""Stratforwe"", ""Straford"" and ""Westratforde"" in the 13th to"
"Stretford Stretford is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, southwest of Manchester city centre, south of Salford and northeast of Altrincham. Stretford borders Chorlton-cum-Hardy to the east, Urmston to the west, Salford to the north, and Sale to the south. The Bridgewater Canal bisects the town. Historically in Lancashire, in the 19th century Stretford was an agricultural village, known locally as Porkhampton due to the large number of pigs produced for the Manchester market. It was also an extensive market-gardening area, producing more than of vegetables each"
"Stratford, Victoria Stratford is a town on the Avon River in Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne on the Princes Highway in Shire of Wellington. At the , Stratford had a population of 1950. The town services the local regional community and travellers on the Princes Highway. Stratford's principal industries are dairying, sheep, cattle and horse breeding and vegetable crops. The town has numerous coffee shops and cafes, a cellar door for a local winery, Design Gallery, model railway shop, a pub, parks and playgrounds for car travellers to break their journey. The origin of the town's name is unclear. Many"
"to legend—or approximately 35 families—suggested by later research—who had recently arrived in Connecticut from England seeking religious freedom. The main village and stockade was built where the Housatonic River flows into Long Island Sound. In 1643, the settlement changed its name to Stratford either in honor of William Beardsley who came from Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare, or for Stratford-le-Bow, England. Stratford is one of many towns in the northeastern American colonies founded as part of the Great Migration in the 1630s when Puritan families fled an increasingly polarized England in the decade before the civil war between Charles I"
"Stratford awaiting his resurrection for up to 15 years when they were dispersed by the local militia. Joseph Bosworth (1788–1876), scholar of Old English, author of the first Anglo-Saxon dictionary, and Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Oxford from 1858 to 1876, was parish priest of St. Giles from 1858. More recent former residents are Paul Daniels, magician, Peter Woodthorpe, actor, and Yana, 1950s singer (real name Pamella Guard). Water Stratford Water Stratford is a village and civil parish on the River Great Ouse in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is about west of Buckingham, near"
"the population were below the poverty line, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over. Stratford, New Hampshire Stratford is a town located on the Connecticut River in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 746 at the 2010 census. Within the town are the villages of North Stratford, Stratford Hollow, and Beatties. U.S. Route 3 passes through the center of town, as did a branch of the Grand Trunk Railway of yore. Stratford is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Janice Peaslee Bridge connects Stratford to Maidstone,"
"Stratford, Connecticut Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is situated on Long Island Sound along Connecticut's ""Gold Coast"" at the mouth of the Housatonic River. Stratford is in the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was founded by Puritans in 1639. The population was 51,384 as of the 2010 census. It is bordered on the west by Bridgeport, to the north by Trumbull and Shelton, and on the east by Milford (across the Housatonic River). Stratford has a historical legacy in aviation, the military, and theater. Stratford was founded in 1639 by Puritan leader Reverend Adam"
"Stratford St. Mary Stratford St. Mary is a village in Suffolk, England in the heart of 'Constable Country'. John Constable painted a number of paintings in and around Stratford. Stratford (the ford of the Roman ""Via Strata"") with its attached hamlet of Higham sits on the Suffolk/Essex border on the River Stour, Suffolk. It is from London just off the A12 between Colchester and Ipswich. The village has a fifteenth-century flint faced church which is clearly visible from the A12. It is also served by a primary school, post office and village store, and three pubs. Stratford village is within"
"Thomas Orr Dam, in Stratford. The Avon River continues west through the community of Avonton in Perth South, and heads south through the community of Avonbank. It then empties into the North Thames River, as a left tributary, between the community of Motherwell to the north and the town of St. Marys to the south. Avon River (Ontario) The Avon River is a river in Perth County, Ontario, Canada. The river was named after the River Avon in England when the town of Stratford was founded on its banks in 1832. The Avon River rises northeast of Stratford and flows"
"the River Ouse from Stony Stratford. It is not known where it originally came from or how it got there. Old Stratford Old Stratford is a village in the south of the English county of Northamptonshire. The population of the village (including Passenham) at the 2011 Census was 1,935. The 'Stratford' part of the village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means 'ford on a Roman road'. The Roman road in this sense is the Watling Street that runs through the middle of the town. The village lies immediately north of where the Watling Street crossed the River Great Ouse;"
"Old Stratford Old Stratford is a village in the south of the English county of Northamptonshire. The population of the village (including Passenham) at the 2011 Census was 1,935. The 'Stratford' part of the village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means 'ford on a Roman road'. The Roman road in this sense is the Watling Street that runs through the middle of the town. The village lies immediately north of where the Watling Street crossed the River Great Ouse; just south of this crossing point is the town of Stony Stratford in Milton Keynes. (The ford was replaced by"
"as a town from 1215. The town name 'Stratford' is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means 'ford on a Roman road'. The Roman road in this sense is the Watling Street that runs through the middle of the town. The ford is the crossing of the River Ouse. The prefix 'Stony' refers to the stones on the bed of the ford, differentiating the town from nearby Fenny Stratford. In 1789, at Windmill Field in the parish of Old Stratford near Stony Stratford, an urn was uncovered which contained three fibulae and two headdresses. Known as the ""Stony Stratford Hoard"", it also"
"Stratford, California Stratford (formerly, Stratton) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kings County, California, United States. Stratford is located southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of . It is part of the Hanford–Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,277 at the 2010 census, up from 1,264 at the 2000 census. Stratford lies near the historic shoreline of Tulare Lake. The Kings River flows through an artificial channel into the normally dry Tulare Lake bed about south of Stratford. According to the United States Census Bureau, Stratford has a total area of , all of it land. Stratford is located"
"school (K-8) is also located in Stratford. The Marathon County Public Library has a branch library in Stratford. Stratford, Wisconsin Stratford is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,578 at the 2010 census. Stratford was platted in 1891 when the railroad was extended to that point. The village was named after Stratford-upon-Avon, in England. Stratford is located at (44.801971, -90.073829). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. As"
"Stamford, Lincolnshire Stamford is a town on the River Welland in Lincolnshire, England, north of London on the A1. The population at the 2011 census was 19,701. The town has 17th and 18th-century stone buildings, older timber-framed buildings and five medieval parish churches. In 2013, Stamford was rated the best place to live in a survey by ""The Sunday Times"". The Romans built Ermine Street across what is now Burghley Park and forded the river Welland to the west of Stamford, eventually reaching Lincoln; they also built a town to the north at Great Casterton on the River Gwash. In"
"Stratford-sub-Castle Stratford-sub-Castle in Wiltshire, England was anciently a separate village and civil parish but since 1954 has been a northern suburb of the city of Salisbury. At approximately 170 ft above sea level, it is dominated to the east by the remains of an Iron Age hillfort within the boundaries of which a Norman castle was built. This now-ruined castle led to the village taking the name Stratford-under-Castle, later changing to Stratford sub Castle. Stratford lies south-west of the abandoned medieval settlement of Old Sarum which was also built within the area of the hill fort. It is approximately twenty"
"Stratford-on-Slaney Stratford-on-Slaney (Irish: Áth na Sráide, meaning ""Ford of the Street""), also known as Stratford or Stratford-upon-Slaney, is a small village on the River Slaney in west County Wicklow in Ireland. According to the latest Census, conducted in 2016, the town has a population of 241. Stratford-on-Slaney is a small town with a big industrial history and it played a very strategic and documented role in the cotton/linen industry of Ireland in the 18th and 19th centuries. According to Lewis 1837 Stratford-upon-Slaney was a market town in the barony of Upper Talbotstown 2 ¼ miles NNE from Baltinglass. At that"
"which is the Celtic word for river. The 'street' was a Roman road which connected Icknield Street in Alcester to the Fosse Way. The ford, which has been used as a crossing since Roman times, later became the location of Clopton Bridge. A survey of 1251-52 uses the name Stratford for the first time to identify Old Stratford and the newer manors. The name was used after that time to describe the area specifically surrounding the Holy Trinity Church and the street of Old Town. The settlement which later became known as Stratford was first inhabited by Anglo-Saxons following their"
"of life."" In 1480, a new masonry arch bridge was built to replace it called Clopton Bridge, named after Hugh Clopton who paid for its construction. The new bridge made it easier for people to trade within Stratford and for passing travellers to stay in the town. The Cotswolds, located close to Stratford, was a major sheep producing area up until the latter part of the 19th century, with Stratford one of its main centres for the processing, marketing, and distribution of sheep and wool. Consequently, Stratford also became a centre for tanning during the 15th–17th centuries. Both the river"
"Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of central London and inside the circumference of the M25 motorway. It is not to be confused with Watford, Northamptonshire, which is to the north. The town developed on the River Colne on land belonging to St Albans Abbey until the 16th century. During the 12th century a charter was granted allowing a market, and the building of St Mary's Church began. The town grew partly due to travellers going to Berkhamsted Castle and the royal palace at Kings Langley. A mansion was built at Cassiobury in the"
"Quatford Quatford is a village in the Severn Valley, Shropshire, England. It is located on the A442, just south of the town of Bridgnorth and on the bank of the River Severn. Quatford is one of the oldest settlements in the area. It was listed in the Domesday Book, the draft of which was finished in 1086. Quatford was settled because of the ease of fording the River Severn. Its name came from it being a ford near Quatt. As the River Severn became deeper a bridge was built at the site instead. In the 11th Century a small castle"
"James Bevan. Quatford Quatford is a village in the Severn Valley, Shropshire, England. It is located on the A442, just south of the town of Bridgnorth and on the bank of the River Severn. Quatford is one of the oldest settlements in the area. It was listed in the Domesday Book, the draft of which was finished in 1086. Quatford was settled because of the ease of fording the River Severn. Its name came from it being a ford near Quatt. As the River Severn became deeper a bridge was built at the site instead. In the 11th Century a"
"in 896, according to the ""Anglo-Saxon Chronicle"". This lowered the tide head to Old Ford, and prevented large boats sailing the river until the 15th century. During the reign of King Henry I, in 1100, his wife Queen Matilda (or Maud), directed that the road should be routed further south, and paid for two bridges, one to cross the Lee and the other to cross the Channelsea River, from her own funds. She also paid for the road to be built between them, and the location of the bridge became known as Stratford-atte-Boghe, later Stratford-le-Bow, and finally dropped Stratford to"
"of ""Stratford."" Stratford's constituent communities each have had slightly different development patterns. The shoreline of the Hillsborough River in Southport was historically a cottage area for city residents, with cottage development proceeding to Keppoch during the post-war era. Cross Roads, Bunbury, Rosebank and Kinlock were historically agricultural communities. The town is situated on a peninsula formed by the Hillsborough River estuary, Charlottetown Harbour, and Hillsborough Bay - a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait. Stratford is located in the township of Lot 48. Stratford's location across the Hillsborough River from the provincial capital, Charlottetown, has made it an important gateway to"
"Strangford Strangford () is a small village at the mouth of Strangford Lough in County Down, Northern Ireland. It has a population of 475 according to the 2001 Census. On the other side of the lough is Portaferry. Transport NI, an executive agency of the Department for Infrastructure, operates the Portaferry - Strangford Ferry service across Strangford Lough between the villages of Strangford and Portaferry. To travel the distance between Strangford and Portaferry by road is approximately 75 kilometres and takes about an hour and a half by car. By contrast, the ferry route is approximately with a typical crossing"
"Stotfold Stotfold is a small town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. Stotfold is thought to have gained its name from the northern drovers breaking their journey south at this point on the A1 Great North Road and penning their horses (stots) in enclosures (folds) before continuing their journeys southwards. The River Ivel runs through the town. Stotfold covers and the population at the 2001 census was 6,190. Stotfold Watermill stands on the River Ivel and is one of four mills in Stotfold that were recorded in the Domesday Book. It is the only working mill left in Stotfold and"
"of Stratford: According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 11.52%, is water. Stratford has a minimum elevation of zero feet above sea level along its coastline, with a maximum altitude of near its northern border, and an average elevation of . The town contains five islands, all in the Housatonic River. These are Carting Island, Long Island, Peacock Island, and Pope's Flat north of Interstate 95, as well as Goose Island. None of these islands are habitable because of their low elevations. A sixth island"
"Stratford, Wisconsin Stratford is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,578 at the 2010 census. Stratford was platted in 1891 when the railroad was extended to that point. The village was named after Stratford-upon-Avon, in England. Stratford is located at (44.801971, -90.073829). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,578 people, 666 households, and 433 families residing in the village."
"River dedicated in his honor. Stratford has a humid continental climate type (Köppen: Dfb). The highest temperature ever recorded in Stratford was in July 1936. The coldest temperature ever recorded was in January 1882. Magazines Stratford is a member of the Stratford Sister Cities program which was created to promote friendship and cultural exchange between participating countries. Participation is restricted to places called ""Stratford"" that have a Shakespeare Theatre or Festival. A reunion is held every second year by a different member. The five principal sister cities of Stratford, Ontario are: Stratford, Ontario Stratford is a city on the Avon"
"of the river to Stratford-upon-Avon, through the villages of Halford, Alderminster, Newbold-on-Stour, Atherstone-on-Stour and Clifford Chambers. River Stour, Warwickshire The River Stour is an English river that rises in the county of Oxfordshire but largely flows through Warwickshire. It is a tributary of the Avon, which it joins just south west of Stratford-upon-Avon. The source of the River Stour is a spring near Highways Farm, just south of Swalcliffe. Some to the west, it crosses the Oxfordshire/Warwickshire border near Traitor's Ford. The first settlement that the river flows through is the village of Stourton. The River Stour then turns to"