House of Stratford

Stratford
Noble House
Stratford coat of arms
Parent housepossibly the House of Tosny
CountryUnited Kingdom and Ireland
Founded1245; 779 years ago (1245)
FounderRobert de Stratford
Titles
Motto
Virtuti Nihil Obstat Et Armis

(Nothing Withstands Valour and Arms)
Cadet branches
  • Stratford of Farmcote
  • Stratford of Wessex
  • Stratford of Bushley
  • Streatfeild of Chiddingstone Castle
  • Stratford of Wythall
  • Stratford of Merevale
  • Stratford of Overstone
  • Stratford of Belan

The House of Stratford (/strætfərd/) is a British aristocratic family, originating in Stratford-on-Avon between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. The family has produced multiple titles, including Earl of Aldborough, Viscount Amiens, Baron Baltinglass, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe and the Dugdale Baronets. The Viscount Powerscourt and Baron Wrottesley both claim descent from this House. Historic seats have included Farmcote Manor and Stratford Park in Gloucester, Merevale Hall in Warwickshire, Baltinglass Castle, Belan and Aldborough House in Ireland, and Stratford House in London, amongst many others. The house was at its most powerful in the fourteenth, sixteenth, and eighteenth centuries.