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Stretton en le Field history
Roman origins
The name Stretton-en-le-Field is explained as a settlement ton/tun, lying in open country field/feld, by a Roman road stret/straet. Of the seventeen Strettons in England, all but two are situated on Roman Roads. However, the Roman road from which the village gains its name has not yet been positively identified.
Domesday
Although now in Leicestershire, Stretton was historically part of Derbyshire. The village has passed between the two several times and on occasions straddled the boundary.
Medieval history
St Michael’s Church was built in the 14th century in an elevated position in the village. It is Grade II* listed and maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust.
19th century
The village used to be much larger than at present; a decline in population was recognized as early as the 1830s. In 1801 the village had a population of 212; by 1831 this had fallen to 109. The lord of the manor was Sir John Robert Cave-Browne-Cave, 10th Baronet, who lived in Stretton Hall, then described as “a handsome mansion [which] occupies a picturesque romantic situation”
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