House · 1830–1850Ballynatone HouseDublin Street, Stratford
Photo: Sarah777 · CC BY-SA 2.05buildings on the National Inventory
History of Stratford · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Stratford has 5 buildings on the National Inventory
Stratford has kept more old homes than most towns: 7.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its oldest building dates from 1830.
On the National Inventory
5
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
0
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1830
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
7.2%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Landmarks of Stratford
So far only Castleruddery Stone Circle is photographed among Stratford’s recorded places.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Stratford’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Regional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 5, by rating
5 Regional and other sites
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage is the State’s survey of buildings from 1700 to today, county by county; each record gives a rating, dates, a type and an appraisal. Being on it is not legal protection: that is each council’s Record of Protected Structures.
Points from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and the Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0).
Regional and other sites
5 historic places in Stratford
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
School · 1840–1860Stratford National SchoolBaltinglass Street, Stratford
House · 1830–1850House, 1 Imaal View, High Street, Stratford
House · 1830–1850House, 2 Imaal View, High Street, Stratford
Gates / railings / walls · 1910–1930Gates, High Street, Chapel Street, Stratford
What’s recorded
In Stratford, walls, gates and bridges stand out: 38% of its record, 8% nationally
The largest group is homes: 6, or 46%. Among the highest-rated: Manger Bridge and Ballyhubbock Bridge. Just outside Stratford, the oldest record dates from 1740.
Homes6
Walls, gates and bridges5
Public buildings1
Churches and chapels1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped, for the records inside the town and those just outside it that belong to it; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Stratford’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18994
1900 and later to today1
The oldest is Ballynatone House, from 1830.
Archaeology and around
Just outside Stratford
Places on the record just outside the town that belong to it, nearest first.
Just outside Stratford: 9
| Castleruddery Stone CircleArchaeological monument (SMR) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Manger BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Ballyhubbock BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| George's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Waterloo BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Mount SlaneyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Church of Saint John the BaptistRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Castleruddery HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| SaundersgroveRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, building in Stratford has been slow: 2.4% of its homes, the norm is 5.8%
Stratford built little from 1981 to 2000: 17% of its homes, where most towns have 24%. More of the homes standing in Stratford today were built in the 2000s than in any other period: 39%. Building between the wars went further in Stratford than in most towns: 6%, against 3.9%.
7.2%
Before 1919
6%
1919–45
29%
1946–80
17%
1981–2000
39%
2001–10
2.4%
Since 2011
StratfordTypical town
Census 2022, households by the year their home was built (CSO, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0); the typical town is the middle Irish town of 2,500 or more.
Neighbours
Stratford and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | 211 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltinglass | 2,611 | 38 | 1 | 11 |
| Dunlavin | 1,074 | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| Rathvilly | 1,074 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Castledermot | 1,685 | 38 | 1 | 48 |
| Kilcullen | 3,815 | 30 | 2 | 2 |
In brief
Stratford in brief
Old houses are part of Stratford’s character: 7.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 5 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 4 of 5. The oldest, Ballynatone House, dates from 1830.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The National Inventory. The State’s survey of post-1700 buildings, made county by county since 1990 (NIAH); a few records are older. It records; it does not protect.
- Ratings. International and National: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Regional: in its region. Local and record-only buildings get no page here.
- Archaeology. The Sites and Monuments Record (National Monuments Service) lists known archaeological sites; the national monuments to visit and the sites with an encyclopedia article get pages here.
- Protection. Both registers are surveys, not protection: a building is protected by its council’s Record of Protected Structures, and no national open list joins the 31 councils’ records.
- The grade. Ireland’s History grade is not built yet: the page describes, and gives no grade.
Questions about Stratford’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Stratford?
5 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Stratford?
Ballynatone House: the first date on its record is 1830.
How old are the homes in Stratford?
7.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
Are the buildings on this page protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
This page describes its history; it gives no grade.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Sites and Monuments Record and the National Monuments Service’s monuments to visit · CSO Census 2022 (homes by the year built) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).