Stratford St Andrew River Alde. The church is named St Mary's Church and has been in existence since 12th century Norman. Stratford St Andrew also has a village hall named the 'Riverside Centre'. Within the boundaries of Stratford St Andrew and just off the main A12 road is a garage. This garage contains a BP petrol station. Stratford St Andrew contains a village hall. It was originally known as the 'Hut', and was built shortly after the First World War for the use of ex-servicemen. However, by 1995, the 'Hut' was becoming run-down and reaching the end of its lifetime. So in November
Thorpe St Andrew Thorpe St Andrew High School; it was established in its present form in 1977, with what are now the North and South sites of the high school being separate secondary modern and grammar schools respectively from their initial opening in the late 50s/early 60s. The high school is fed by several small primary schools from the local villages along with 3 large primary schools within Thorpe St Andrew. These schools are Dussindale, St Williams and Hillside. In recent years, Thorpe St Andrew has expanded eastwards in the shape of the Dussindale housing development, which includes Dussindale Primary School, which opened