Stretton-on-Dunsmore

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Stretton-on-Dunsmore
All Saints' church in Stretton-On-Dunsmore
Stretton-on-Dunsmore Location within Warwickshire
Population	1,159 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP408726
Civil parish	Stretton-on-Dunsmore
District	Rugby
Shire county	Warwickshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RUGBY
Postcode district	CV23
Dialling code	024
Police	Warwickshire
Fire	Warwickshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Kenilworth and Southam
List of places UK England Warwickshire 52°21′00″N 1°24′09″W / 52.34996°N 1.40244°W / 52.34996; -1.40244

Stretton-on-Dunsmore is a village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. Its population in the 2001 Census was recorded as 1,143, rising slightly to 1,159 at the 2011 Census.^[1] In the 19th century the population was 634. The village is situated just south of the A45 road, approximately midway between Rugby and Coventry. Administratively, Stretton is part of the borough of Rugby. Stretton means "settlement on a Roman Road" (from the Old English stræt and tun). In this case the road is Fosse Way. This site is referred to in the Domesday Book.