Stratton is situated in the Deanery of Trigg Major and the Hundred of Stratton. It is bounded on the North by Poughill, on the East by Launcells, on the South by Marhamchurch, and on the West by the ocean. Stratton is located on the North coast of Cornwall. When the coastal area of Bude was separated from the original parish of Bude-Stratton in 1836, the remainder to the East of Bude became the parish of Stratton. The parish was originally called Bude-Stratton. The village of Stratton lies a mile to the East of Bude. The two parishes now once again form the one civil parish of 'Bude-Stratton'.