Stretton
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England
Stretton means "settlement on a Roman Road" (from the Old English stræt and tun). Of the seventeen places in England, all but two are situated on a Roman RoadRoman road
The Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...
, the exceptions being Stretton Westwood and Stretton en le Field.
Cheshire
- Stretton, Cheshire West and Chester
- Stretton Hall, CheshireStretton Hall, CheshireStretton Hall is a country house in the parish of Stretton in Cheshire, England. It was built in about 1763 for John Leche. The house is constructed in brick on a sandstone basement, with painted stone dressings, and a slate roof. It has three symmetrical elevations. The entrance front is in...
- Stretton Lower HallStretton Lower HallStretton Lower Hall is in the parish of Stretton in Cheshire, England. It was built in 1660, on a site that was originally moated. The house is constructed in brick with a slate roof and a sandstone cellar. It has three storeys plus a cellar, with a symmetrical front containing shaped gables. ...
- Stretton Old HallStretton Old HallStretton Old Hall is in the parish of Stretton in Cheshire, England. It was built in the 17th century, and extended in the 19th century. The house is constructed in brick with a slate roof. The entrance front includes a two-storey porch with a shaped gable, and a larger shaped gable on a cross...
- Stretton WatermillStretton WatermillStretton Watermill is a working watermill in Stretton, Cheshire, England, which stands by Carden Brook. The mill is a grade II* listed building and the mill machinery is considered to be of national importance.-History:...
- Stretton Hall, Cheshire
- Stretton, Warrington
- Lower Stretton
- RNAS Stretton (HMS Blackcap)RNAS Stretton (HMS Blackcap)Royal Naval Air Station Stretton , was an airfield in the village of Appleton Thorn, close to the village of Stretton, south of Warrington, in Cheshire....
Leicestershire
- Stretton en le FieldStretton en le FieldStretton en le Field is a civil parish and hamlet in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. It is about seven miles south-west of Ashby de la Zouch, and according to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 36....
- Little Stretton, LeicestershireLittle Stretton, LeicestershireLittle Stretton is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire.Within the parish, to the west of Little Stretton village, lies a deserted medieval village called Stretton Magna ....
- Stretton Magna / Great Stretton
- Stretton Hall, Leicestershire
Shropshire
- Stretton WestwoodStretton WestwoodStretton Westwood is a hamlet in Shropshire, England.It is located in the parish of Much Wenlock and is two miles southwest of the town, on the B4371 road to Church Stretton; its name derives from it being on the road to Stretton....
- Church StrettonChurch StrettonChurch Stretton is a small town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the town was recorded as 2,789 in 2001, whilst the population of the wider parish was recorded as 4,186...
- All StrettonAll StrettonAll Stretton is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England.-Geography:All Stretton lies about a mile to the north of the market town of Church Stretton, on the old Shrewsbury Road - the county town is 12 miles to the north. Similarly, the small village of Little Stretton lies to the south...
- All Stretton Halt railway stationAll Stretton Halt railway stationAll Stretton Halt was a minor railway station on the Welsh Marches Line between Shrewsbury and Church Stretton in the English county of Shropshire.-History:...
- Church Stretton railway stationChurch Stretton railway stationChurch Stretton railway station is a railway station serving the town of Church Stretton in Shropshire, England. It is situated on the Welsh Marches Line, 12¾ miles south of Shrewsbury railway station, while trains on the Heart of Wales Line also serve the station...
- Little Stretton, ShropshireLittle Stretton, ShropshireLittle Stretton is a village in Shropshire, England.It lies on the B5477 to the south of the town of Church Stretton ; similarly, the small village of All Stretton lies to the north of Church Stretton on the same road...
- Little Stretton Halt railway stationLittle Stretton Halt railway stationLittle Stretton Halt was a minor railway station on the Welsh Marches Line between Craven Arms and Church Stretton in the English county of Shropshire.-History:...
- All Stretton
- Stoney StrettonStoney StrettonStoney Stretton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is situated just off the B4386 road between the villages of Yockleton and Westbury. It lies in the civil parish of Westbury. To the northwest, by the Shrewsbury to Welshpool railway, is the dispersed hamlet of Stretton Heath....
- Stretton Heath
Staffordshire
- Stretton, East Staffordshire
- Stretton and Claymills railway stationStretton and Claymills railway stationStretton and Claymills railway station is a former railway station in Stretton, near Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.- History :It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1901....
- Stretton JunctionStretton JunctionStretton Junction was a junction between the lines of the former North Staffordshire and London and North Western railway companies lines between Stretton & Clay Mills and Horninglow railway stations to the north of Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire, England....
- Stretton and Claymills railway station
- Stretton, South StaffordshireStretton, South StaffordshireStretton is a small, dispersed village in South Staffordshire, England. It is situated just north of the A5 road near to the village of Lapley....
- Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton AstonLapley, Stretton and Wheaton AstonLapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston is a civil parish in South Staffordshire, England.It contains, and is named for, the three villages of Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston . The area is rural, with the Shropshire Union Canal passing through, and the A5 road forms the parish's southern border....
- Stretton AqueductStretton AqueductStretton Aqueduct is a short cast iron canal aqueduct between Stretton and Brewood, and near to Belvide Reservoir, in south Staffordshire, England...
- Stretton Hall, Staffordshire
- Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston
Warwickshire
- Stretton BaskervilleStretton BaskervilleStretton Baskerville is a deserted medieval village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire.It shares a parish council with the nearby parish of Burton Hastings....
- Stretton-on-DunsmoreStretton-on-DunsmoreStretton-on-Dunsmore is a village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. Its population in the 2001 census was recorded as 1,143 - in the 19th century the population was 634. It is situated just south of the A45 trunk road, roughly half way between Rugby and Coventry...
- Stretton-on-FosseStretton-on-FosseStretton-on-Fosse is a small village and civil parish with fewer than 200 houses, most built of Cotswold stone or locally-made red brick, situated on the Warwickshire-Gloucestershire border on the fringe of the Cotswold Hills.-History:...
- Stretton-on-Fosse railway station
- Stretton-under-FosseStretton-under-FosseStretton-under-Fosse is a village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. In 2001 its population was recorded as 185.The village contains a number of old cottages along its main street. Just outside Stretton is an old manor house Newbold Revel, which is now used as a training...
Queensland
The place in Australia is named after George Stretton, a 19th century Englishman.- Stretton, QueenslandStretton, QueenslandStretton is a suburb on the south side of Brisbane, Australia. It is 17 kilometres from the Brisbane Central Business District, and borders the suburbs of Calamvale, Sunnybank Hills, Karawatha, Kuraby, and Drewvale.- History :...
- Electoral district of StrettonElectoral district of StrettonThe district of Stretton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district is based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. It is named for the suburb of Stretton and also includes the suburbs of Calamvale, Eight Mile Plains, Kuraby, Sunnybank...
- Electoral district of Stretton
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- Alan StrettonAlan StrettonMajor General Alan Bishop Stretton AO CBE is a former senior Australian Army officer.Stretton began his military career serving with the 2/9th Battalion after graduating from the Royal Military College, Duntroon during the Second World War...
- Amanda StrettonAmanda StrettonAmanda Stretton , is an English female racing driver and motoring journalist.-Biography:The daughter of British automobile collector and historic racer Terry Cohn, Stretton grew up in London...
- Andrea StrettonAndrea StrettonAndrea Stretton was an Australian arts journalist and television presenter. She was known as a major advocate for the arts in Australia.-Career:...
- Antony StrettonAntony StrettonAntony "Tony" Oliver Ward Stretton, Ph.D. is a neuroscientist, faculty member of the , and the John Bascom Professor of at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is married to fellow scientist, Philippa Claude.Tony worked with Vernon M...
- Gordon StrettonGordon StrettonGordon Stretton , born William Masters, To Ann J Masters Nee Williams Born 1862 was a Welsh-African-descended drummer from Liverpool, who first gained fame in the 1910s and later became one of the first Liverpool-based musicians to gain international acclaim...
- Hesba StrettonHesba StrettonHesba Stretton was the pen name of Sarah Smith , an English writer of children's books. She concocted the name from the initials of her five siblings and the name of a neighbouring village.-Early life:...
(pen name of Sarah Smith) - Hugh StrettonHugh StrettonHugh Stretton AC is an Australian historian and professor. He was educated at the Scotch College, Melbourne, the University of Melbourne, the University of Oxford and Princeton University...
- Philip Eustace StrettonPhilip Eustace StrettonPhilip Eustace Stretton was a British animal and sporting painter working between 1882 until his death, he painted in oils and watercolour and exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1884 and 1904...
- Robert de StrettonRobert de StrettonRobert de Stretton was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield following the death of Roger Northburgh in 1358.-References:...
- Ronald StrettonRonald StrettonRonald Charles Stretton is a retired track cyclist from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4.000 metres team pursuit, alongside Donald Burgess, George Newberry, and Alan Newton.-References:*...
- Ross StrettonRoss StrettonRoss Stretton was an Australian ballet dancer and artistic director. As a dancer, he performed with the Australian Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre...
- Samuel StrettonSamuel StrettonSamuel Stretton was a builder and architect in Nottingham who is noted for building the first powered cotton mill.-Family:...
- Sempronius StrettonSempronius StrettonColonel Sempronius Stretton CB was a officer in the British Army who served in numerous campaigns including the Battle of Waterloo. He is also known for his sketches that recorded early Canadian life.-Early life:...
- Severus William Lynam StrettonSeverus William Lynam StrettonLieutenant-Colonel Severus William Lynam Stretton was a British Army officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars. -Family:...
- William StrettonWilliam StrettonWilliam Stretton was a builder and architect based in Nottingham.-Family:He was the eldest child of Samuel Stretton and was baptised at Lenton on April 20, 1755....