Stretton

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/ˈstɹɛtən/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English strǣt + tūn →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishstrǣt + tūn“settlement on a Roman road”
  2. EnglishStretton

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

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APA

Stretton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stretton

MLA

“Stretton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stretton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stretton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stretton.

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