Stretton, South Staffordshire

Stretton
Stretton
Shire county	Staffordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°42′N 2°10′W / 52.7°N 2.17°W

Stretton is a village and former

A5 road. In 1961 the parish had a population of 176.^[1]

The A5 is

Roman road, and another Roman road passes through Stretton from Mediolanum (Whitchurch), forming a junction with Watling Street near the bridge over the River Penk. On the other side of the river was the now-deserted Roman settlement of Pennocrucium. The village's position on the road from Mediolanum gives it its name, the Old English for "street town" ("street" meaning a paved or Roman road). Stretton Bridge today carries Watling Street over the Penk.^[2]

Stretton Hall is in the village.

The Church of England parish church of St John's Church, Stretton has a 12th-century chancel.

The Shropshire Union Canal passes to the west of the village, and there is a Stretton Wharf. The Stretton Aqueduct carries the canal over the A5 road.

Vernon Lodge Preparatory School was a small coeducational non-selective private school in Stretton for children aged 2 to 11. It was founded in 1981 and closed in March 2015.^[3]

History

Stretton was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Penkridge,^[4] from 1866 Stretton was a civil parish in its own right,^[5] on 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Lapley to form "Lapley and Stretton", part also went to Penkridge.^[6]

Notable people

Charles Congreve was Archdeacon of Armagh from 1738 until his death in 1777. He was born at Stretton, South Staffordshire and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford.

References

A Vision of Britain through Time
. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

^ Geograph.org.uk Stretton Bridge

^ "'Tremendous sadness' as Staffordshire private school closes unexpectedly". Express & Star. MNA Media. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.

^ "History of Stretton in South Staffordshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

^ "Relationships and changes Stretton CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

^ "The South Staffordshire (Parishes) Order 1986" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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[1] A Vision of Britain through Time
. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

[2] Geograph.org.uk Stretton Bridge

[3] "'Tremendous sadness' as Staffordshire private school closes unexpectedly". Express & Star. MNA Media. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.

[4] "History of Stretton in South Staffordshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

[5] "Relationships and changes Stretton CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

[6] "The South Staffordshire (Parishes) Order 1986" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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