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Stretton, Cheshire West and Chester

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OS grid reference
  
SJ447528

Region
  
North West

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Dialling code
  
01606

Post town
  
Malpas

Civil parish
  
Stretton

Country
  
England

Local time
  
Wednesday 12:18 PM

Ceremonial county
  
Cheshire

UK parliament constituency
  
Eddisbury

Stretton, Cheshire West and Chester

Unitary authority
  
Cheshire West and Chester

Weather
  
13°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 84% Humidity

Stretton is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The small, rural parish includes the hamlets of Stretton and Wetreins Green (pronounced Wetrens or Wet-er-ans). The parish also includes Stretton Hall, Stretton Lower Hall, Stretton Old Hall, and also the working museum Stretton Watermill.

Map of Stretton, UK

Stretton means "settlement on a Roman Road" (from the Old English stræt and tun). In this case the road ran Whitchurch (Shropshire) to Chester.

References

Stretton, Cheshire West and Chester Wikipedia