Stretton-under-Fosse

Stretton-under-Fosse
Stretton-under-Fosse
	Stretton-under-Fosse Location within Warwickshire
Population	234 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP451813
Civil parish	Stretton-under-Fosse;
District	Rugby;
Shire county	Warwickshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RUGBY
Postcode district	CV23
Dialling code	01788
Police	Warwickshire
Fire	Warwickshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Rugby;
	List of places UK England Warwickshire 52°25′40″N 1°20′17″W / 52.42783°N 1.33815°W

Stretton-under-Fosse is a village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. In 2001 its population was recorded as 185, increasing to 234 at the 2011 Census.^[1] The village 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. Nearby is the Oxford Canal and a canal arm leading to Stretton Wharf. 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.^[2] These include several houses in Main Street, a cast iron canal bridge^[3] and the early Victorian church of St. Peter.^[4]

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 January 2016.
^ "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.

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