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STRETTON Family History

This is an Olde English habitational name which derives from one of the many places in Britain called "Stretton"; all of whom have the same meaning of "The Farm by the Roman Road". The derivation is from the descriptive word "Straet" which was used by the original inhabitants of Britain to indicate "a paved way", as no roads were paved except those built by the Romans, the word became specific in meaning, as in Watling Street. The Domesday Book of 1086 records a number of placename spellings such as Stratune (Hereford), Stratone (Rutland) and Stratun (Shropshire).