Stretton-under-Fosse
| Stretton-under-Fosse | |
| Warwickshire | |
|---|---|
 Newbold Revel | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP451813 |
| Location: | 52°25’40"N, 1°20’17"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 234 (2011) |
| Post town: | Rugby |
| Postcode: | CV23 |
| Dialling code: | 01788 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Rugby |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Rugby |
Stretton-under-Fosse is a village and civil parish in the Knightlow hundred of Warwickshire. The civil parish originates as the hamlet of the ancient parish of Monks Kirby, with a population in 2011 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 now used as a training college for prison officers. Nearby is the Oxford Canal and a canal arm leading to Stretton Wharf.
Confusingly, another village in Warwickshire, Stretton-on-Fosse, has a very similar name. The latter is located at the other end of the county.
'Stretton' means "settlement on a Roman Road" (from the Old English stræt and tun). In this case the road is Fosse Way.
References
- Allen, Geoff, (2000) Warwickshire Towns & Villages, ISBN 1-85058-642-X
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