Church Stretton
Church Stretton is a market town in Shropshire, England, 13 miles (21 kilometres) south of Shrewsbury and 15 miles (24 kilometres) north of Ludlow. The population in 2011 was 4,671. The town was nicknamed Little Switzerland in the late Victorian and Edwardian duration for its landscape, and also became a health spa. The neighborhood geology consists of some of the oldest rocks in England and also a noteworthy fault is named after the community. Today, Church Stretton is an active market town in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The mineral water removal and bottling plant on Shrewsbury Road (known in your area as the 'Pop Works'), has been operating because 1883; because 2004 it has offered Princes with mineral water. It is a notable local company as is the polymer research laboratories off Essex Roadway, presently had by Agilent Technologies (until 2009 by Varian). There is an assigned light industrial park in between the A49 and also the train line, referred to as Crossways, with a variety of businesses, a lot of which remain in the motoring trade, including an independent petrol/diesel filling up terminal. The town gain from tourism, which is a growth industry in the area, in addition to drawing in regional profession. A recent survey revealed that the community has some 50 retail outlets, 44 of which are separately had, with a diverse series of shop kinds. [48] These consist of two butchers, a number of outdoor tasks shops, a baker, a deli, a number of garments and also shoe stores, three banks, and two grocery stores (Co-op and also Spar). There is a huge vintages market, situated in a former malthouse on the edge of Sandford Avenue as well as Easthope Road. There are four clubs, an in addition to a variety of coffee shops as well as little dining establishments. In June 2011 the community was formally declared to be a "Fairtrade Town" with 34 organisations selling fair trade items. There is a tiny art gallery in the previous hotel on the corner of Shrewsbury Road as well as Sandford Avenue. The town likewise has a number of specialist services, such as solicitors, accounting professionals as well as estate representatives, validating its status as a neighborhood centre of company. The town continues to take advantage of its reputation as a medspa town, and a preferable area to live, especially in retired life. House costs are above the area standard as well as have actually seen comparable increases in recent times to other health facility towns in the UK.
