Stretton
Proper noun
Meaning
A surname.
A number of places in England:
A hamlet and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4452).
A village and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6282).
A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3961).
A village in Rutland (SK9415).
A large village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK2526).
A small village in Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston parish, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8811).
A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, named after a George Stretton.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgPhrases with the word
Examples
Birds, whose headquarters are in Derby, has two stores in Burton, as well as others in Branston, Stretton, Swadlincote, Ashby and Uttoxeter.
Freshman Millie Stretton made another move up for the Wildcats, moving into the No. 2 position for the team.
Stretton resident Timothy Bryant, 57, of Priory Lands, was passing the Co-op on his way to Burton rail station when he noticed police activity outside.