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Stretton
Stretton — village in Rutland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Stretton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 3 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 869 people. Address: LE15. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Rutland, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.7340°, -0.5970°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Stretton is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland, England, just off the A1 Great North Road. The population of the civil parish was 770 at the 2001 census, including Thistleton and increasing to 1,260 at the 2011 census. The ecclesiastical parish of Stretton shares the same boundaries and is part of the Rutland deanery of the diocese of Peterborough.
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Background
History
The village's name means "farm/settlement on a Roman Road" in Anglian and Old English. The village is situated on Ermine Street. The pub is called the Jackson Stops (the name of an estate agent). It was previously called the White Horse but was for sale for so long with the estate agents' sign outside that it is now officially called by their name. The Ram Jam Inn (former Winchelsea Arms), situated on the Great North Road next to a service station, is just inside the parish of Greetham. It was bought by the then-owner of Stocken Hall, Major Charles Fleetwood-Hesketh (1871–1947), in the 1920s, who transformed it into a well-known roadside inn. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire,…
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- Coordinates
- 52.7340, -0.5970
- District
- Rutland
- Parish
- Stretton
- Postcode
- LE15
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Population
- 869
- Official site
- www.visionofbritain.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q821932 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stretton, Rutland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Stretton Rutland St Nicholas.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stretton?
- Stretton is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE15), in the parish of Stretton.
- Is Stretton free to visit?
- Yes, Stretton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stretton?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LE15. It sits within the Rutland and Stamford parliamentary constituency.