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Stretton

/ˈstɹɛtən/

Stretton proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Stretton

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

Origin of Stretton

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

Words formed from Stretton

Questions about Stretton

What does Stretton mean?
Stretton means a surname.
What part of speech is Stretton?
Stretton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Stretton?
Stretton is pronounced /ˈstɹɛtən/.

Words near Stretton in the dictionary

  1. Streten
  2. Stretford
  3. Stretham
  4. stretti
  5. stretto
  6. Stretton
  7. Stretton Westwood
  8. Stretton-on-Dunsmore
  9. Stretton-on-Fosse
  10. strettos
  11. streusel

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