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A History of the County of Stafford
… (1,917 ha.), the additions being chiefly from Branston and Stretton civil parishes (in 1985) and from adjoining civil …
A History of the County of Stafford
… elderly widows or old maids', either from the town or from Stretton where Parker was born. The income was to provide a … over the number of women appointed to the almshouse from Stretton until an agreement of 1711 stipulated that two of … 8 In the mid 18th century, however, it was alleged that Stretton had put in more women than was its right, and the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Street, and Derby Street. It crossed the river Dove in Stretton, at a point probably to the east of the modern road … Branston village to Outwood, in Horninglow. 19 A road to Stretton presumably ran along Anderstaff Lane and through … on the Lichfield road in Branston, on the Derby road in Stretton, and on the AshbyTutbury road in both Winshill and …
A History of the County of Stafford
… residual labour services owed by tenants in Horninglow and Stretton included carrying hay from the meadow, and although … of the Trent and river Dove as far as Monks bridge in Stretton, and then along watercourses through Rolleston, … which was otherwise confined to Branston, Horninglow, and Stretton. 10 Common land in Burton and Burton Extra, notably …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Burton Extra, Branston, Horninglow, Stapenhill, Stretton, and Winshill, and the board was formed in 1873. 2 … opened new schools outside its boundary in Branston and Stretton. 11 Although Burton county borough was one of the … in 1965 on the opening of Dovecliff grammar school in Stretton. 22 Anglesey Primary School In 1984, on the closure …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Horninglow and Wetmore; Winshill and Stapenhill; and Stretton. 18 In the 1540s there was lay master of the guild … and the 'country' (Branston, Horninglow, Stapenhill, Stretton, and Winshill), an arrangement reflected in the … Winshill (1867); Branston (1870); St. Paul's (1873); Stretton (1873); All Saints' (1898); St. Chad's (1903); and …
A History of the County of Stafford
… is the centre, has enabled expansion into Branston and Stretton which are now suburbs of Burton with large private … seems to have been an Iron Age cremation cemetery south of Stretton village. 8 ROMAN PERIOD The Roman Ryknild Street ran … a Roman sword at the crossing of the river Dove in Stretton. 13 A bronze torc found at Clay Mills, in Stretton, …
A History of the County of Stafford
… large private estates have been laid out in Branston and Stretton. Much of the town centre was filled with breweries … to build houses in Burton, together with land at Stretton and Winshill. 8 Other householders were probably the … private development, especially in Branston and Stretton. Town-Centre Redevelopment Following the laying out …
A History of the County of Stafford
… townships of Burton, Burton Extra, Branston, Horninglow, Stretton, and Winshill. A borough was established in Burton … the Derbyshire ancient parish of the same name. Branston, Stretton, and the rest of Horninglow remained outside the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… outlying settlements of Branston, Horninglow, Stapenhill, Stretton, and Winshill, all of which were tithings with their … parts of Stapenhill and Winshill townships. Branston and Stretton remained separate. The municipal borough created in … into Staffordshire county council. Along with Branston and Stretton, the former county borough forms part of a district …