Stretton-under-Fosse

Stretton-under-Fosse
Stretton-under-Fosse
Stretton-under-Fosse shown within Warwickshire
Population	234 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP451813
Civil parish	Stretton-under-Fosse
District	Rugby
Shire county	Warwickshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RUGBY
Postcode district	CV23
Dialling code	01788
Police	Warwickshire
Fire	Warwickshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Nuneaton
List of places UK England Warwickshire 52°25′40″N 1°20′17″W / 52.42783°N 1.33815°W / 52.42783; -1.33815Coordinates: 52°25′40″N 1°20′17″W / 52.42783°N 1.33815°W / 52.42783; -1.33815

Stretton-under-Fosse is a village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. In 2001 its population was recorded as 185, increasing to 234 at the 2011 Census.

The village contains a number of old cottages along its main street. Just outside Stretton is an old manor house Newbold Revel, which is now used as a training college for prison officers. Nearby is the Oxford Canal and a canal arm leading to Stretton Wharf.

Confusingly, another village in Warwickshire, Stretton-on-Fosse has a very similar name. The latter is located at the other end of the county. means "settlement on a Roman Road" (from the Old English stræt and tun). In this case the road is Fosse Way.

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