Stretton

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Stretton

/ˈstɹɛtən/

Where it comes from

From Old English strǣt + tūn (“settlement on a Roman road”).

proper noun

A surname.
A hamlet and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4452).
A village and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6282).
A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3961).
A village and civil parish in Rutland (OS grid ref SK9415).
A large village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK2526).
A small village in Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston parish, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8811).
A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, named after a George Stretton.

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"Stretton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stretton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Stretton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stretton

Chicago

"Stretton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stretton.

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@misc{stretton_2026,
  title = {Stretton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stretton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}