Stretton, Cheshire West and Chester

Stretton is a hamlet and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The small, rural parish also includes the hamlet of Wetreins Green (pronounced Wetrens or Wet-er-ans). It is near the Welsh border, approximately thirteen miles south of Chester and about eight miles east of Wrexham in Wales.

For other uses, see Stretton.

Stretton
Stretton Watermill
Stretton is located in Cheshire
Stretton
Stretton
Location within Cheshire
Population123 (2011 census)
{Barton & Stretton)
OS grid referenceSJ447528
Civil parish
  • Stretton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMALPAS
Postcode districtSY14
Dialling code01606
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Notable landmarks within the parish are Stretton Hall, Stretton Lower Hall, Stretton Old Hall, and also the working museum Stretton Watermill.[1]

Stretton means "settlement on a Roman road", derived from the Old English strǣt and tūn.[2] In this case the road was the Via Devana, which ran between Whitchurch in Shropshire and Chester.

Stretton was a township in Tilston parish of Broxton Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866. The population was recorded as 84 in 1801, then 71 in 1851, 119 in 1901 and 104 in 1951. In 2001 the village population had fallen to 51.[3] According to the 2001 census, the civil parish was combined with neighbouring Barton civil parish and the figure was given as 122.[4] In the 2011 census Barton and Stretton were again combined. The population had increased by one to 123.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Visit Us". West Cheshire Museums. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. "Key to English Place-Names: Stretton". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. "Stretton (near Malpas)". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Barton/Stretton Parishes (13UB027)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Barton/Stretton Parishes (E04011046)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

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