Stretton, South Staffordshire
52°42′N 2°10′W / 52.7°N 2.17°W
Stretton is a small, dispersed village in South Staffordshire, England. It is just north of the A5 road in the civil parish of Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston
The A5 is Watling Street, a notable 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.[1]
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 independent school in Stretton for children aged 2 to 11. It was founded in 1981 and closed in March 2015.[2]
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.
See also
References
- ^ Geograph.org.uk Stretton Bridge
- ^ "'Tremendous sadness' as Staffordshire private school closes unexpectedly". Express & Star. MNA Media. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- Ordnance Survey mapping
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