STRETTON PARISH

Introduction

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, increasing to 8,611 at the 2011 Census. 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 1 January 1901. There was also a Stretton Junction. The station and the North Staffordshire Railway line have now gone. Today the principal transport link is the A38 road which passes through. Schools include Fountains High School, Fountains Primary School and William Shrewsbury Primary School.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	448 hectares
Population	9,260 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	2,066 people/km²
Mean age	41.3
Ward	Eton Park
District	East Staffordshire
Postcodes	DE13, DE14
ONS ID	E04008900