Stretton-on-Dunsmore
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| Stretton-on-Dunsmore | ||
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Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | RUGBY | |
| Postcode district | CV23 | |
| Dialling code | 024 | |
| Police | Warwickshire | |
| Fire | Warwickshire | |
| Ambulance | West Midlands | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Stretton-on-Dunsmore is a village and
History
In the reign of
.It was afterwards held by the Bray family and through marriage to Henry Starkey who sold it to Lady Longvile. In 1620 it was purchased by Richard Taylor of
Parish church
The
Notable people
Land drainage reformer Joseph Elkington was baptised at Stretton in 1740 and farmed nearby.[3]
The parents of Frank Whittle lived at 'Lyndale', on Rugby Lane from 1961, and had married in August 1905. Their son moved to the US in 1955.[4] Mr Moses Whittle died in July 1965, with the funeral at All Saints church.[5] His mother was born on 23 August 1882. By 1970 Frank Whittle lived in Chagford, in Devon. His mother first flew in an aircraft in August 1970, aged 88, from Birmingham to Guernsey. She had five children, with Frank Whittle the oldest. She had nine grand children and eleven great grand children.[6] She died aged 94 in January 1977. Her daughter was Catherine Frapwell, who lived in Coventry.[7] The jet engine was made public on 7 January 1944.[8]
Sources
Stretton on Dunsmore: The Making of a Warwickshire Village. (2000). Stretton Millennium History Group.
References
See The National Archives - Stretton on Fosse, Warwickshire Folio: 244r Great Domesday Book. Copy held on the Public Record in the National Archives, Kew. Dated 1086AD
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ Nicholson, Jean et al: The Obelisks of Warwickshire, page 58. Brewin Books, 2013
- ^ Upton, Chris (15 February 2013). "Farm engineer Joseph Elkington was an expert in his field". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ Rugby Advertiser Tuesday 23 August 1955, page 2
- ^ Rugby Advertiser Friday 16 July 1965, page 11
- ^ Rugby Advertiser Friday 21 August 1970, page 1
- ^ Coventry Evening Telegraph Tuesday 25 January 1977, page 17
- ^ Lincolnshire Echo Friday 7 January 1944, page 2
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