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Stretton
Stretton shown within Cheshire |
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Population | 1,009 (2001) |
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OS grid reference | SJ615825 |
Unitary authority | Warrington |
Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
Region | North West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Warrington |
Postcode district | WA4 |
Dialling code | 01925 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | Warrington South |
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire |
Stretton is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England not far from Warrington. The parish includes the village of Lower Stretton. It is at the very southern tip of Warrington, about seven miles south of the town centre. It has a large hotel (The Park Royal) and is the site of Warrington's private hospital, run by Spire Healthcare. The village is near junction 10 of the M56 motorway.
The Royal Navy Air Station HMS Blackcap existed at Stretton between June 1942 and November 1958.
Stretton means "settlement on a Roman Road" (from the Old English stræt and tun). In this case the road ran Northwich to Warrington.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Stretton,_Warrington Stretton, Warrington] at Wikimedia Commons
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