Church Stretton
Church Stretton, or simply Stretton, is a small market town in the county of Shropshire, England. It is situated 13 miles (21 km) south of Shrewsbury and 15 miles (24 km) north of Ludlow. The population of the town in 2011 was 4,671.
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| File:ChurchStretton003.JPG The northern parts of the town viewed from the Burway |
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| Population | 4,671 (2011 census) |
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| Unitary authority | Shropshire Council |
| Ceremonial county | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHURCH STRETTON |
| Postcode district | SY6 |
| Dialling code | 01694 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Ludlow |
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It is located in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The town was nicknamed "Little Switzerland" in the late Victorian and Edwardian period for its landscape, and became a health resort.
The town has a railway station that provides direct trains to Shrewsbury, Manchester, North Wales and South Wales.
Gallery
- Carding Mill Valley from the Road By Burway Hill - geograph.org.uk - 258158.jpg
Carding Mill Valley
- The market at Church Stretton - geograph.org.uk - 84494.jpg
Church Stretton High Street
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Lawley Hill
- Church Stretton station Dec 2009.JPG
Church Stretton Media
- The market at Church Stretton - geograph.org.uk - 84494.jpg
Market on High Street, which has been held in the town since 1214; in the background is the tower of St Laurence's Church
- Carding Mill Valley from the Road By Burway Hill - geograph.org.uk - 258158.jpg
Carding Mill Valley, named after the textile mill there, now a notable tourist spot
- Church Stretton Ragleth 2010 2.jpg
Hills and woodland to the west/southwest of the town, as seen from the slope of the Ragleth hill. The Edwardian Long Mynd Hotel is the large, white building amongst the woodland to the left
- Church Stretton population to 2011.png
Graph showing the parish's population since 1801.
- A summer stroll in Church Stretton - geograph.org.uk - 1447913.jpg
High Street, near the junction with Sandford Avenue. The building in the centre was once the town's main hotel, until the 1960s.
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Shrewsbury Road (the B5477), looking south towards the town centre
Church Stretton viewed from Nover's Hill; the Hazler and Ragleth hills are behind
- Silvester Horne Institute, Church Stretton - geograph.org.uk - 3722853.jpg
Silvester Horne Institute, High Street: used for public gatherings and meetings of the town council