ancient mansion near the church and surrounded by a shrubbery". After Sir Myles's death, the title passed to his second son Genille (his eldest having died). Sir Genille Cave-Browne-Cave, 12th Baronet (1869–1929), before inheriting his father's title and fortune, had worked in America as a bartender and cowboy (using the assumed name "Mr. Harrison". The New York Times stated Sir Genille's inheritance was 6,000 acres; the article, however, seems inaccurate, calling Stretton Hall "a Norman Castle with accommodation for sixty guests, and a stable that quarters forty horses". After use in World War II to billet soldiers and then house Italian prisoners of war, Stretton Hall was demolished about 1945. In 1897, Stretton en le Field was transferred from Derbyshire to Leicestershire; where it remains. References External links Villages in Leicestershire Civil parishes in Leicestershire North West Leicestershire District Places formerly in Derbyshire