Church Stretton

Church Stretton is a small town in Shropshire, England, located approximately 13 miles (21 km) south of Shrewsbury, the county town. The population of the town was recorded as 2,789 in 2001. It lies entirely in the Shropshire Hills AONB.

The area has been settled since the Iron Age, during which a hillfort was constructed on Caer Caradoc Hill. The town was nicknamed Little Switzerland during the Victorian and Edwardian periods, due to its landscape and development as a health resort. The local geology is complex and incorporates some of the oldest rocks in England - a notable fault line is named after the town. Major local employers include a water-bottling plant, polymer laboratories and the tourist trade, and the town is a centre for the sport of archery.