In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stretton under Fosse like this:
STRETTON-UNDER-FOSS, a township in Monks-Kirby parish, Warwick; on the Fosse way and the Trent Valley, at Stretton r. station, 5¾ miles NW of Rugby. It has a post-office under Rugby, and an Independent chapel. Real property, £2,934. Pop., 331. Houses, 77. Newbold Hall is a chief residence.
Stretton under Fosse through time
Stretton under Fosse is now part of Rugby district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rugby has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stretton under Fosse itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stretton under Fosse, in Rugby and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9376
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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