| Stretton | |
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Stretton
Stretton shown within Staffordshire |
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| Population | 8,355 |
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| OS grid reference | SK252263 |
| District | East Staffordshire |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BURTON-ON-TRENT |
| Postcode district | DE13 |
| Dialling code | 01283 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Burton |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
Stretton is a large village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It is situated on the northern outskirts of Burton upon Trent and is effectively a suburb of that town. The name is Old English and means Street Town and comes it being on the Roman road called Ryknild Street. The population of the parish at the 2001 census was 8,355.[1]
The River Dove which forms the border between Staffordshire and Derbyshire flows past the eastern side of the village. The Trent and Mersey Canal also passes through.
Stretton was served by a railway station (Stretton and Claymills railway station) which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on January 1, 1901. There was also a Stretton Junction. The station and the North Staffordshire Railway line have now gone. Today the principle transport link is the A38 road which passes through.
It is home to the sports and social clubs of Stretton Eagles and Stretton Wanderers. It also shares a nature trail with the neighbouring village of Rolleston on Dove.
Schools include Fountains High School, Fountains Primary School and William Shrewsbury Primary School.
The parish church of Stretton is St Mary's, part of the Diocese of Lichfield.