Stretton-under-Fosse
Stretton-under-Fosse is a village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. In the 2021 census the population of the parish was 206.[1]
| Stretton-under-Fosse | |
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Main Street, Stretton under Fosse | |
Stretton-under-Fosse Location within Warwickshire | |
| Population | 206 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SP451813 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RUGBY |
| Postcode district | CV23 |
| Dialling code | 01788 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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The village is located just east of the Fosse Way former Roman road, and just south of the M6 motorway. It contains a number of old cottages along its main street. Just outside Stretton is an old manor house, Newbold Revel, which is currently used as a training college for prison officers.[2] Just south of the village is the Oxford Canal and a canal arm leading to Stretton Wharf.[3]
Between 1847 and 1957, the village was served by nearby Brinklow railway station on the West Coast Main Line, which was originally known as Stretton station.[4]
Stretton means "settlement on a Roman road" (from the Old English stræt and tun). In this case the road is Fosse Way.
Historic buildings edit
There are 13 listed buildings by Historic England.[5] These include several houses in Main Street, a cast iron canal bridge[6] and the early Victorian church of St. Peter.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Stretton under Fosse Parish in West Midlands". City Population. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Allen, Geoff, (2000) Warwickshire Towns & Villages, pages 126-127, ISBN 1-85058-642-X
- ^ "Stretton Wharf to SW of Stretton under Fosse". Our Warwickshire. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Brinklow Station". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Search Results for 'Stretton-under-Fosse". Historic England. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "OXFORD CANAL, MORGANS BRIDGE". Historic England. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "CHURCH OF ST PETER". Historic England. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
External links edit
Media related to Stretton under Fosse at Wikimedia Commons
- Stretton-under Fosse archives - Our Warwickshire