Stretton is a small village and

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, England. The population of the civil parish as at the 2011 Census was 525. It is near the towns of

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and from

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on the A61. The nearest waterways are the River Amber and Smithy Brook. Since 1964, Stretton has been beside Ogston Reservoir which still has the remains of a pub (Napoleon's Home) and a light railway within its depths. Stretton Handley CE (VC) Primary School, on Badger Lane, had 53 pupils on roll as at September 2024. In 2022, the school had a 100 percent pass rating on SATS. The parish includes the settlement of Woolley Moor. There was once a railway station — Stretton railway station. Stretton means "settlement on a

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" (from the

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stræt and tun). In this case the road is Ryknild Street.

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Stretton at DerbyshireUK
Villages in Derbyshire Towns and villages of the Peak District Civil parishes in Derbyshire North East Derbyshire District {{Derbyshire-geo-stub

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