Stretton on Fosse
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stretton on Fosse
Historical Forms
- Stratone 1086 DB
- Stratton c.1170 BM 1262 Ass 1267 Ch 1291 Tax
- Stretton 1235 Fees 1275 RH
- Stretton super le Fosse 1263 FF 1546 LP
- Stretton de la Fosse 1608 FF
- Stretton on the Fosse al. on the Force 1651 ib
Etymology
'Farm on the Roman road.' Cf. Stretton supra 119, 146. It lies by the Fosse Way.