The village of Stratford St Mary, Suffolk lies within the Dedham Vale, which is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village has a natural boundary with Essex to the west in the form of the River Stour, and although the majority of the built up area of the village lies to the west of the A12, the Parish is quite extensive and reaches east across the fields to Dedham and north to B1068 road to Dedham.- Category ID : 161266