Talk:Church Stretton

2003 comments
"Major Rewrite" was by me, but my computer logged me out. Alun Ephraim 14:14, 26 Oct 2003 (UTC)

Damn those apostrophes! Alun Ephraim 18:43, 26 Oct 2003 (UTC)

christian communities
I took out this info as surely it applies to most towns with this size population. Anyway why just christian?


 * Christian Communities in Church Stretton:
 * Anglican (Low Church)
 * Methodist
 * Roman Catholic
 * United Reformed Church
 * Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
 * Greek Orthodox

SuzanneKn 21:53, 15 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't know of there being a Greek Orthodox Church building in Church Stretton.Cloptonson (talk) 22:10, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

The 'White House' no longer exists
The 'White House' nursing home on Sandford Avenue was demolished in 2006 and was replaced by a set of executive homes so I think the reference to it should be removed.

- Wiki is a historical source not just a contemporary A-Z. I believe that the destruction of a renowned nursing home and nationally noteworthy property in order to build more executive houses is the very reason why the reference should stay. But it should be updated to say that it no longer exists. Autodidactyl 13:34, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

A good source
Can be found here for any editors who wish to improve the article. Asdfasdf1231234 (talk) 20:08, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Which Railway Line
This article says Church Stretton is on the Heart of Wales line, but the Heart of Wales Line article says that stops at Craven Arms, and it's the Welsh Marches Line up to Shrewsbury. Which is right? Rojomoke (talk) 10:36, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Having read through the relevant articles, it seems that Stretton is on the Welsh Marches line, and I have adjusted the article accordingly, having additionally consulted sources on the Internet. Mouchoir le Souris (talk) 21:41, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Development as Spa Town
This article states Church Stretton began developing as a spa town in the 18th century. I disagree - Georgian spa towns usually had considerable rebuilding in Georgian style as at Bath etc and this is conspicuously sparse in Church Stretton. The popularity of it as a resort more surely started in the 19th century, following the opening up of the countryside by railways in the 1850s. After that decade hotels or guest houses were opened and homes for the richer to retire to began being built.Cloptonson (talk) 16:03, 26 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Yes you're right, the town grew (and became more than just a local market town) in the late 19th century (indeed, quite a few decades after the coming of the railway line) and early 20th century (until the Great War). However I suspect there was some new interest (perhaps not so much in the town, but the wider Long Mynd/Strettons landscape) in the 18th century, as part of the national movement at the time. But for sure the town did not become a "spa town" until c. 1880s and is not a Georgian/18th C spa town. Argovian (talk) 16:13, 26 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I have just read that the commercial extraction of mineral water, a basis for the town's attractiveness to better off visitors, only began in 1883, so it is safer to place the development as a spa town in the Victorian period.Cloptonson (talk) 16:20, 26 December 2014 (UTC)

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Roger Mainwaring Bishop of St David's
Roger Mainwaring DD was born at Church Stretton in 1582. Why is this not mentioned in the article? He has his own Wikipedia page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Islwynpaul (talk • contribs) 09:26, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I have added him to the Notable People section.Cloptonson (talk) 18:37, 13 December 2020 (UTC)