Water Stratford is a village and civil parish on the River Great Ouse in Buckinghamshire, England. It is about west of Buckingham, near the boundary with Oxfordshire.
Manor
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 15th centuries.
The earliest known record of Water Stratford is from the time of Edward the Confessor (reigned 1042–66). The upper flight of the staircase has early 17th century pierced balusters. was built in the 12th century.
Notable people
John Mason (1645–94) was parish priest of St. Giles. Mason wrote more than 30 hymns,