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STRETTON-EN-LE-FIELD, a parish in the district of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and county of Derby; 4½ miles SW of Ashby-de-la-Zouch r. station. It comprises 1,008 acres, besides part of Oakthorpe hamlet; and it has a post-office under Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Rated property, £2,358. Pop., 384. Houses, 78. The manor, with S-Hall, belongs to Sir M.B. Cave, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £450.* Patron, Sir M.B. Cave, Bart. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Stretton En le Field CP/AP Derbyshire AncC |
Place: | Stretton En le Field |
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