Stretton-on-Dunsmore

In the reign of William the Conqueror the manor of Stratone on Dunsmore was owned by Roger de Montgomery.In 1915 King George V reviewed the troops of the 29th Division on the London Road (now the A45) just north of the village before they were sent to Gallipoli.[2] The parish church of All Saints formerly contained a chantry chapel founded by Thomas de Wolvardynton, Parson of Lobenham in Leicestershire.He "bequeathed monies for two priests to sing Mass daily at the altar of St Thomas the Martyr for the good estates of himself and the Earl of Huntington".In the reign of Richard II licence was granted to Robert de Stretton, then Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, land and rents so that "a priest sing Mass daily in the chapel for the good estate of the King and for the health of his soul when he should depart this life, and for the soul of the King's father and grandfather."It is thought that the Bishop took his name from Stretton, having first been a Canon of Lichfield and Chaplain to the Black Prince, Richard II's father.
WarwickshireOS grid referenceCivil parishDistrictShire countyRegionWest MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign statePost townPostcode districtDialling codePoliceAmbulanceUK ParliamentKenilworth and SouthamEnglish2001 Census2011 CensusA45 roadCoventryborough of RugbyRoman RoadOld EnglishFosse WayDomesday BookWilliam the ConquerorRoger de MontgomeryCoombe AbbeyLord of the ManorNormanEdward IHenry de HastingsEasterBinleyLaw of Property Act 1925King George V29th DivisionLondonGallipoliPortland stoneobeliskroundaboutparish churchAll Saintschantry chapelLeicestershireEarl of HuntingtonEdward IIIchapelRichard IIRobert de StrettonBishopLichfieldBlack PrinceJoseph ElkingtonFrank WhittleChagfordBirmingham Post