In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stretton on Fosse like this:
STRETTON-ON-THE-FOSS, a parish, with a village, in Shipston-on-Stour district, Warwick; on the Fosse way, 4 miles NNE of Moreton r. station. Post town, Moreton-in-the-Marsh. Acres, 1,939. Real property, £2,165. Pop., 435. Houses, 99. The property is sub-divided. The living is a rectory, united with Ditchford, in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £288.* Patron, Mrs. Fitzgerald. The church was rebuilt in 1842. There are a free school, and charities £15.
Stretton on Fosse through time
Stretton on Fosse is now part of Stratford on Avon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stratford on Avon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stretton on Fosse itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stretton on Fosse, in Stratford on Avon and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9374
Date accessed: 04th May 2024
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