Church Stretton
Church Stretton is a market community in Shropshire, England, 13 miles (21 kilometres) south of Shrewsbury and also 15 miles (24 kilometres) north of Ludlow. The population in 2011 was 4,671. The community was nicknamed Little Switzerland in the late Victorian and Edwardian period for its landscape, and ended up being a health spa. The local geology consists of several of the earliest rocks in England and also a notable mistake is named after the community. Today, Church Stretton is a busy market community in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The mineral water extraction and also bottling plant on Shrewsbury Road (recognized in your area as the 'Pop Works'), has actually been operating given that 1883; because 2004 it has actually supplied Princes with mineral water. It is a notable local employer as is the polymer research laboratories off Essex Road, currently had by Agilent Technologies (until 2009 by Varian). There is a marked light industrial area in between the A49 and the train line, called Crossways, with a number of companies, a number of which are in the motoring profession, consisting of an independent petrol/diesel loading station. The community benefits from tourism, which is a development industry in the area, as well as attracting neighborhood trade. A current survey showed that the town has some 50 retail electrical outlets, 44 of which are individually owned, with a varied series of shop types. [48] These include two butchers, several outside activities shops, a baker, a deli, numerous clothes as well as shoe shops, 3 financial institutions, and 2 supermarkets (Co-op as well as Spar). There is a big antiques market, situated in a previous malthouse on the corner of Sandford Avenue and also Easthope Road. There are 4 pubs, an in addition to a variety of cafes and also little restaurants. In June 2011 the town was officially proclaimed to be a "Fairtrade Town" with 34 services offering fair trade products. There is a tiny art gallery in the former hotel on the corner of Shrewsbury Road and also Sandford Avenue. The community additionally has a number of professional solutions, such as solicitors, accountants and also estate representatives, validating its status as a regional centre of business. The town continues to take advantage of its reputation as a health club community, and also a desirable location to live, specifically in retired life. Residence prices are above the region average and also have actually seen comparable rises in current times to other health club towns in the UK.
