Stratton houses [1]
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Stratton houses [1]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 15 Jun 2021
Syrena House, number 1 Cheltenham Road, is dated 1835 with later alterations and additions. Constructed of red brick under a Welsh slate roof. Some original internal fittings remain. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1187437 The village of Stratton was once a separate parish. It is now part of Cirencester, the centre of which lies about one mile south. Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.
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