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Little Stretton

village · Shropshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Little Stretton means 'small Stretton'. Stretton is an Old English name meaning a farmstead or settlement on a Roman road.

Word origins

Little
Old Englishsmall(from lȳtel "small")
Stretton
Old Englishsettlement on a Roman road(from strǣt "Roman road", -ingas "people of", -tūn "farmstead, estate, village")

Historical forms

Stratone · Stretton