Church Stretton
Church Stretton is a market town in Shropshire, England, 13 miles (21 kilometres) south of Shrewsbury as well as 15 miles (24 km) north of Ludlow. The population in 2011 was 4,671. The town was nicknamed Little Switzerland in the late Victorian as well as Edwardian period for its landscape, and also ended up being a health resort. The local geology includes some of the oldest rocks in England as well as a notable mistake is named after the town. Today, Church Stretton is a hectic market community in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The mineral water removal and also bottling plant on Shrewsbury Road (recognized in your area as the 'Pop Works'), has been operating given that 1883; since 2004 it has given Princes with mineral water. It is a noteworthy local employer as is the polymer research laboratories off Essex Roadway, currently possessed by Agilent Technologies (up until 2009 by Varian). There is a designated light industrial area between the A49 and the train line, called Crossways, with a variety of services, a lot of which are in the car trade, consisting of an independent petrol/diesel filling up station. The town gain from tourist, which is a development market in the area, as well as drawing in local profession. A current survey revealed that the community has some 50 retail outlets, 44 of which are separately owned, with a varied variety of store kinds. [48] These include 2 butchers, numerous outdoor tasks shops, a baker, a deli, numerous garments and also shoe stores, three financial institutions, as well as two grocery stores (Co-op and Spar). There is a large vintages market, located in a former malthouse on the corner of Sandford Avenue as well as Easthope Road. There are 4 clubs, an as well as a variety of coffee shops and little dining establishments. In June 2011 the town was formally declared to be a "Fairtrade Town" with 34 organisations marketing fair trade products. There is a little art gallery in the previous hotel on the corner of Shrewsbury Road and also Sandford Avenue. The town additionally has a variety of specialist solutions, such as lawyers, accountants and also estate representatives, validating its status as a local centre of business. The community continues to benefit from its credibility as a day spa town, and a desirable location to live, particularly in retired life. Home prices are above the region standard and have seen comparable increases in recent times to other medspa towns in the UK.
