STRETHAM, (Surrey) bet. Mitcham and Dulwich, 3 m. N. from Croydon, and 6 S. W. of London, for some years belonged to the
Howland's family, of which there are many tombs in its Ch. and used to be frequented for its medicinal wells. It has a ch.
sc, and a dole every Sunday, of 21 two-penny loaves, given by Sir Giles Howland, whose son, Sir Matthew Howland, was
gentleman-pensioner to K. James I. and Cha. I. for many years. The manor came by marriage to the D. of Bedford.