Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, 1st Baronet

Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, 1st Baronet (March 1604 – 24 July 1655) was an English baronet and collector of anecdotes.

Biography L'Estrange was the third but eldest surviving son of Sir Hamon le Strange and Alice Stubbe. On 26 August 1630 he married Anne (1612–1663), daughter of Sir Edward Lewkenor of Denham, West Suffolk. They had eight sons and three daughters. Many of the anecdotes were so coarse that when the collection was republished by the Camden Society as Anecdotes and Traditions in 1839, only 141 were deemed suitable to be printed.

The attributions reveal his connections across East Anglian society, including observations on figures such as Sir Drue Drury, Clement Spelman, Sir John Hobart, Miles Hobart, and his relations Hamon L'Estrange, Roger L'Estrange and Sir William Spring. The anecdotes present an unparalleled view of provincial life during the period and of the interaction between members of the gentry, as well as of the gossip of the taverns.