At approximately 170 ft above sea level, it is dominated to the east by the remains of an Iron Age hillfort, within the boundaries of which a Norman castle was built.

[4] On 1 April 1954 the parish was abolished: the village and the site of Old Sarum were brought within the city, and the rest was merged with Laverstock.

[1][4] Stratford-sub-Castle cannot expand to the east or the west, being bounded by Old Sarum on one side and the River Avon on the other: it has thus become a linear settlement.

[6] Also within the ward is the suburb of Paul's Dene which is a housing estate and terminus of a Salisbury Reds bus route.

Main amenities in the ward are Hudson's Field, Old Sarum historic monument, Mawarden Court, Victoria Park and Five Rivers leisure centre.