Bude–Stratton facts for kids
Bude–Stratton (Cornish: Bud–Strasnedh) is a civil parish in Cornwall, England. The largest settlement in the parish is the seaside town of Bude. The parish also includes the market town of Stratton and the settlements of Flexbury, Poughill, Bush, Maer and Northcott north of Bude, and Upton, Lynstone, Thorne and Hele south of Bude.
In the 2011 census the population of the civil parish was 9,934.
Bude–Stratton is part of the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency, represented since 2015 by Scott Mann MP.
Twinning
Bude–Stratton is twinned with Ergue-Gaberic (An Erge Vras) in Brittany, France.
Notable people
- John Bolitho, Grand bard of the Cornish Gorsedd
- Sir Goldsworthy Gurney, surgeon, gentleman scientist, inventor, and pioneer of applying steam power
- Sir Henry Lovell Goldsworthy Gurney, colonial administrator
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