Stradsett is a village and civil parish in the

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Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...

The village is west of

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

, south of

King's Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is north-east of Peterborough, north-north-east of Cambridg ...

and north of

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. The nearest town is

Downham Market Downham Market, sometimes simply referred to as Downham, is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Norfolk, England. It lies on the edge of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, approximately 11 miles south of King's Lynn, 39 ...

which is west of the parish. The village is located on the A1122County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, page 228 which runs between

Outwell Outwell is a village and civil parish in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, in the English county of Norfolk.Ordnance Survey (2006). ''OS Explorer Map 228 – March & Ely''. At the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 2,083, ...

and

Swaffham Swaffham () is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Breckland District and England, English county of Norfolk. It is situated east of King's Lynn and west of Norwich. The civil parish has an area of and in the U ...

. The A134 between King's Lynn and

Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in northeastern Essex, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the county, with a population of 130,245 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census. The demonym is ''Colcestrian''. Colchester occupies the ...

also passes through the parish. The nearest railway station is at

for the Fen Line which runs between

and

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a List of cities in the United Kingdom, city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, north of London. As of the 2021 Unit ...

. The nearest airport is

Norwich International Airport Norwich Airport is an international airport in Norfolk, England, north of the city of Norwich. In 2023, Norwich Airport was the 25th Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic, busiest airport in the UK and busiest in ...

. The parish of Stradsett, in the 2001 census, has a population of 60. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the

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King's Lynn and West Norfolk King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn. The district also includes the t ...

. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the

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of Crimplesham.

Description

The village and parish of Stradsett is situated in the west of Norfolk. The parish has an area of 543 hectares which is largely devoted to agricultural activity and is dominated by the estate of Stradsett Park. Stradsett Hall is the ancestral home of Sir Jeremy Bagge, 7th Baronet and former

High Sheriff of Norfolk The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown and is appointed annually (in March) by the Crown. The High Sheriff of Norfolk was originally the principal law enforcement officer in Norfolk and presided at the assizes and other im ...

. The parish is bordered to the north by the parish of

Shouldham Thorpe Shouldham Thorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 157 in 66 households at the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census, the population increasing to 165 at the 2011 Cen ...

, west and south by Crimplesham and

Fincham Fincham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Fincham is located south of King's Lynn and west of Norwich. History Fincham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a homestead or settlem ...

to the east The name ''Stradsett'' is thought to be a hybrid of the Latin ''strata'' for ''road'' and the

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''saeta'' of ''place'',Dictionary of English Place-Names: By A D Mills (Oxford, Oxford University Press) thought to mean place by a Roman road. This name arose from the fact that the part of the

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road known as the

Fen Causeway Fen Causeway or the Fen Road is the modern name for a Roman road of England that runs between Denver, Norfolk in the east and Peterborough in the west.Phillips, C.W. ''The Fenland in Roman Times''. Royal Geographical Society (1970). Its path c ...

ran through the parish. The

hundred court A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and in Cumberland County in the British Colony of ...

of Clackclose hundred was held at Clackclose Hill on Stradsett common;

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{{authority control Villages in Norfolk King's Lynn and West Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk