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Stradbroke ( )〔G.M. Miller, ''BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names'' (London: Oxford UP, 1971), p. 142.〕 is a village in the English county of Suffolk. It is in the Mid Suffolk District and part of the East of England Region of England. According to the ''Census'' of 2011, Stradbroke had a population of 1,408, having grown from estimates of c. 1,330 in 2005. ==History== During the Middle Ages, the name of the village was sometimes spelt ''Stradbrook''. A prominent medieval philosopher Robert Grosseteste, also Bishop of Lincoln, was born in Stradbroke, circa 1175. The village is dominated by All Saints' Church which has a 15th-century tower.〔(Stradbroke All Saints' ), Suffolk Churches Website. Retrieved 2013-02-05.〕 In October 2014 the Primary School celebrated the 150th anniversary of its opening on 28 September 1864. The village used to host an unusual event on the last Saturday in July known as Navy Day. This mourned the end of the Royal Navy's rum ration and as part of the celebrations a tot of rum was processed around the village. The last Navy Day was held in 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Final Navy Day Photo Album )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stradbroke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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