Church Stretton
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![The market on High Street, which has been held in the town since 1214; in the background is the tower of St Laurence's Church](/Images/godic/202501/17/The_market_at_Church_Stretton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_844943502.jpg")
![Carding Mill Valley, named after the textile mill there, now a notable tourist spot](/Images/godic/202501/17/Carding_Mill_Valley_from_the_Road_By_Burway_Hill_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2581583502.jpg")
Church Stretton is a small town in Shropshire, England, 13 miles (21 km) south of Shrewsbury and 15 miles (24 km) north of Ludlow. The population in 2011 was 4,671.
The town was nicknamed Little Switzerland in the late-Victorian and Edwardian period because of its landscape and became a health resort. The local geology includes some of the oldest rocks in England and a notable fault is named after the town.