Nicholas Stratford (1633 – 12 February 1707) was an Anglican prelate. He served as

Bishop of Chester The Bishop of Chester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chester in the Province of York. The diocese extends across most of the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, including the Wirral Peninsula and has its see in th ...

from 1689 to 1707. He was born at

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, graduated M.A. at

Trinity College, Oxford (That which you wish to be secret, tell to nobody) , named_for = The Holy Trinity , established = , sister_college = Churchill College, Cambridge , president = Dame Hilary Boulding , location = Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BH , coordinates ...

in 1656, and was Fellow there in 1657. He contributed to the royalist poetry anthology ''Britannia Rediviva'' in 1660, writing in Latin. He became Dean of St Asaph in 1673. He was one of the founders of the Blue Coat School in Chester. It closed in 1949, and its premises are now part of the

University of Chester , mottoeng = "He that teacheth, on teaching" , former_names = , established = (gained university status in 2005) , type = Public , endowment = £395,000 (2018) , budget = £118.3 million , chancellor = Gyles Brandreth , vice_chancell ...

and local government buildings. He promoted good relations with the Chester nonconformist

Matthew Henry Matthew Henry (18 October 166222 June 1714) was a Nonconformist minister and author, who was born in Wales but spent much of his life in England. He is best known for the six-volume biblical commentary ''Exposition of the Old and New Testaments' ...

, and supported the

Society for the Reformation of Manners The Society for the Reformation of Manners was founded in the Tower Hamlets area of London in 1691.List of bishops of Chester

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1633 births 1707 deaths Bishops of Chester 17th-century Church of England bishops 18th-century Church of England bishops People associated with the University of Chester Deans of St Asaph {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub