Church Stretton

Church Stretton
  • Stretton
Church Stretton viewed from the Ragleth
Church Stretton is located in Shropshire
Church Stretton
Church Stretton
Location within Shropshire
Population4,671 
OS grid referenceSO453937
• London158 miles (254 km)
Civil parish
  • Church Stretton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHURCH STRETTON
Postcode districtSY6
Dialling code01694
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitechurchstretton.co.uk
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°32′20″N 2°48′29″W / 52.539°N 2.808°W / 52.539; -2.808

Church Stretton is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, 13 miles (21 km) south of Shrewsbury and 15 miles (24 km) north of Ludlow. The population in 2011 was 4,671.[1]

The town was nicknamed Little Switzerland in the late Victorian and Edwardian period for its landscape, and became a health resort.[2] The local geology includes some of the oldest rocks in England and a notable fault is named after the town.[3]

Church Stretton is in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

  1. ^ National Statistics Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Church Stretton 2011 population area and density
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference LittleSwitzerland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference TownSiteGeology was invoked but never defined (see the help page).