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Stretton.

A surname.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈstɹɛtən/
  1. A surname.

  2. A number of places in England: A hamlet and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4452).

  3. A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6282).

  4. A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3961).

  5. A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Rutland (OS grid ref SK9415).

  6. A number of places in England: A large village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK2526).

  7. A number of places in England: A small village in Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston parish, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8811).

  8. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, named after a George Stretton.

Where this word comes from

From Old English strǣt + tūn (“settlement on a Roman road”).

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