Golden Way Road, and before that as Goldherewey/Goldhordewe, referring to a hoard of Roman coins found there in medieval times. Domesday Although now in Leicestershire, Stretton was historically part of Derbyshire. The village has passed between the two several times and on occasions straddled the boundary. The Domesday book has two listings for Stretton: one part in Leicestershire, one in Derbyshire, both belonging to Henry de Ferrers as tenant-in-chief. The Leicestershire manor is listed as worth £0.1, with a taxable value of 3 geld units. The Lord is recorded as Roger of Livet (having previously been Aelfric of Bradbourne, Kari, and Leofnoth Sterre in 1066). The Derbyshire manor is the larger, and listed as containing a mill and of meadow, as the home of four households. The manor was valued at £0.8, with a taxable value of 1 geld unit; the Lord was also Roger of Livet (it had been Aelfric of Bradbourne in 1066). Medieval history St Michael's Church, built in the 14th century in an elevated position in the village, is now redundant, i. e. not used for regular services, but remains consecrated. It is Grade II* listed and maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust. It has historical value for having remained unchanged since medieval times, except for new box pews in the 18th century. 19th century The village used to be much larger than at present; a decline in population was recognized as early as the 1830s. In 1801 the village had a population of 212. By 1831 this had fallen to 109. In the 1891 census, the population had fallen further to 70. The village and parish (with outlying farms and houses) are estimated to have a current population of 36. Earthworks near the church reveal the location of former buildings of the village, including Stretton Hall, once home to the Lord of the Manor. In 1835 the parish extended to 1000 acres of what was described as "very rich land, mostly arable", and the village was described as "neat and pleasant". The lord of the manor was Sir John Robert Cave-Browne-Cave, 10th Baronet Cave-Browne-Cave (1798–1855), who lived in Stretton Hall, then described as "a handsome mansion [which] occupies a picturesque romantic situation, with fine views of the country around." By 1891 Stretton Hall had passed to Sir Myles Cave-Browne-Cave, 11th Baronet Cave-Browne-Cave (1822–1907), described as the principal parish landowner. Stretton Hall was seen as "an