Stretton is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the unitary authority of

Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire West and Chester is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Cheshire, England. It was established on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to l ...

and the ceremonial county of

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...

, England. The small, rural parish also includes the hamlet of Wetreins Green (pronounced ''Wetrens'' or ''Wet-er-ans''). It is near the Welsh border, approximately thirteen miles south of

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

and about eight miles east of

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in Wales. Notable landmarks within the parish are Stretton Hall, Stretton Lower Hall, Stretton Old Hall, and also the working museum

Stretton Watermill Stretton Watermill is a working historic watermill in Stretton, Cheshire, England. It is owned and administered by Cheshire West and Chester Council. The mill is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* l ...

. Stretton means "settlement on a Roman road", derived from the

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''strǣt'' and ''tūn''. In this case the road was the

Via Devana Via Devana is the name given to a Roman Road in England that ran from Colchester in the south-east, through Cambridge in the interior, and on to Chester in the north-west. These were important Roman military centres and it is conjectured that th ...

, which ran between Whitchurch in Shropshire and Chester. Stretton was a township in

Tilston Tilston is a village and a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the Ceremonial counties of England, county of Cheshire, England. It is located near the larger towns of Chester to the ...

parish of Broxton Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866. The population was recorded as 84 in 1801, then 71 in 1851, 119 in 1901 and 104 in 1951. In 2001 the village population had fallen to 51. According to the 2001 census, the civil parish was combined with neighbouring Barton civil parish and the figure was given as 122. In the 2011 census Barton and Stretton were again combined. The population had increased by one to 123.

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