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| ABOUT |
| Members |
Jeff Donahue (ph.272-0978)President
Mary Blanchard (ph.272-5959)Vice President
Bob Call -Secretary (267-1619)
Sue Stewart (ph.320-0442)- Treasurer
Elizabeth Bolin, Rob Bryden (512-9610), John Cardwell (ph.330-3675), Jeanne Dorman, Greg Garrison (ph.347-2905), Dick Grinnan, Jean Marie Hay (ph. 272-7031), Wendy Inge, Bob Scott (ph.320-0007), Bert Waters, Jonathan Young (ph.320-4251)
Former Presidents
Frank Dorman, Wendy Inge, Peter Blake, John McGrann, Urchie Ellis
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| Southampton History |
Set among rolling hills and quiet, tree lined streets and within walking distance of the James River, the Southampton/Stratford Hills area is only a short distance from all that the city has to offer.
Stratford Hills features many houses near the river that date from the 1930s. Much of the area was originally woodlands and pastures. The original developer lived on a farm where residents once were able to board their horses. A 9 hole golf course, located between Cherokee and the river, was a feature of the community in its early days .
The neighborhood now includes houses built in many different styles, including Cape Cod, 50's Modern, Dutch Colonial, Ranchers, Contemporary, Bungalows, and Tri-level styles. Many of these were built in the 1950s and 60s and feature shady wooded lots.
The residents of Stratford Hills enjoy its close proximity to the Pony Pasture and Huguenot Woods sections of the James River Parks system as well as being minutes away from the shops, restaurants and museums of the Fan, Carytown and downtown Richmond which are just across the river.
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Dining in Stratford Hills
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Hungry, why leave the neighborhood? Stratford Hills offers many great and diverse restaurants to choose from. Take your pick :
At the Stratford Hills Shopping Center there's chinese at Mandarin Palace, Rock Falls Tavern (snacks, bar food), authentic thai at Thai's Mama, Barbeque at Benny's BBQ, classic american at Paradise Cafe( in the old Mexico Restaurant location), and The Positive Vibe Cafe.
Over at The Shops at Stratford Hills, off of Forest Hill Ave, there's O'Charlies, mexican at Mexico, Jason's Deli, 5 Guys Burgers, coffee at Starbucks (in Target) , and Moe's Southwest Grill .
For homemade soups, quiche and sandwiches there's Miss Hathaway's Cafe (Food Lion Shopping Center).
On Forest Hill you'll also find Liberty Valance, Starbucks and gourmet pizza at The Brick Oven ( Lowes Shopping Center).
And coming soon- Tropical Smoothie
At the Stony Point Fashion Park you can choose from P.F. Changs, Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Brio Tuscan Grille to name just a few.
In a hurry? There are also a number of fast food restaurants, including, McDonalds, Hardees, Little Ceasars, Subway, Papa John's, Chik-fil-A and KFC.
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Shopping in Stratford Hills
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Stratford Hills has a variety of retail stores including Target, Office Depot, Ukrops, Sprint, Private Stock Cigar & Wine, and Ritz Camera in the Shoppes at Stratford Hills.
A little bit further down on Forest Hill Ave. you'll find Walmart, Lowes, Radio Shack, and EB Games. Food Lion and CVS are also located on Forest Hill.
In the Stratford Hills Shopping Center there's Tuesday Morning, Flowerama, the Clothes Rack, Once Upon a Vine- for those special wines or import beers, and CritterTown is a few stores down for your pet care needs and gifts.
For additional shopping, you'll find Saks, Betsy Johson, Cole Haan, Brookstone, Sur La Table, Build-A- Bear, Lucky Jeans, Dillards, Dicks Sports, Brooks Brothers, Claires, The Gap, Hollister Co., Anthropology and more at the trendy Stony Point Fashion Park (pictured) - and they're just 5 minutes away!
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Schools in and around Stratford Hills
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From pre-K to high school Stratford Hills has a number of fine public school options. For pre-K to elementary there's Southampton Elementary and Fisher Elementary. Both schools have active PTA's.
For middle school there's Thompson on Forest Hill and Lucille Brown which is located on Jahkne Rd. Brown and also offers an International Baccalaureate program within the school.
For grades 9-12 the area high school is Huguenot High, (which has one of the top marching bands in the region!)
Additionally in the area there's Stony Point School which is a private school and offers a curriculum for grades pre K through 8th . It's located on Stony Point Rd.
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