Sir John Thynne (c.1515 in Church Stretton – 1580) was the steward to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1506 – 1552) and a member of parliament.
He was the builder of Longleat House and his descendants became Marquesses of Bath.

Roger Maynwaring (c.1589/90 in Church Stretton - 1653) was Bishop of St David's 1636-49.

Hesba Stretton came to Church Stretton often before moving away from Shropshire, becoming an established author.
There is a plaque to her memory in St. Laurence's Church together with a window depicting the figure of "Jessica" from her immensely popular story Jessica's First Prayer.
A sister owned a house, Caradoc Lodge in neighbouring All Stretton, the latter village (within Church Stretton parish) said to be the source of her pen-surname.

Although he did not live there, artist Sir Frederic Leighton took his peerage title of Baron Leighton of Stretton in the County of Salop from this place, created the day before his death in 1896.
There is a window to his memory in St Laurence's Church.

The 'White House' nursing home on Sandford Avenue, demolished in 2006 to make way for a housing development, was previously the family home of Silvester Horne a Congregationalist minister, Liberal MP for Ipswich, and father of the BBC broadcaster Kenneth Horne.
The town's Silvester Horne Institute, on the south end of High Street, commemorates his name.
He is buried in the cemetery on Cunnery Road, as also is amateur footballer Frederick Green (1851–1928), winning side veteran of FA Cup Final of 1874 for Oxford University and of 1877 and 1878 for the Wanderers, who died at his last home in the town, The Uplands.

Residents of the town did include Pete Postlethwaite, who used to live in Minton, near Little Stretton, which was the home of Oliver Sandys.
Greg Hearle, the renowned clarinetist, is a local resident.
Also, the Olympic bronze-medal archer, Alison Williamson lives in All Stretton and is a member of the town's archery club.
John Jones (born 1930 in Church Stretton) is a British rower who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the men's coxless four where they came fourth.
In the 1930s, E. M. Almedingen, the biographer and children's writer, lived in the town, and, following retirement, the writer Kenneth Bird (also known by his pen name Fougasse) moved to Church Stretton.

Two Archdeacons Ludlow were also resident Rectors of Church Stretton, Henry Dixon in 1923-36 and Herbert Whately from 1937 to his death in 1947.

George Nickson, former Bishop of Bristol died in retirement at Church Stretton in 1949.William Alonzo Parker, former Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury, lived in retirement at Church Stretton before his death in 1982.

Stephen Laurie, a notable amateur astronomer, lives in the area and has discovered a number of asteroids from observatories at Church Stretton and nearby Ragdon (the area not suffering from much light pollution).
One of the asteroids discovered has been named after the town — 11626 Church Stretton.

Former Jaguar chief test driver (and brand ambassador) Norman Dewis lived in the town after his retirement in 1986.
Sir John Thynne (c.1515 in Church Stretton – 1580) was the steward to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1506 – 1552) and a member of parliament. He was the builder of Longleat House and his descendants became Marquesses of Bath.
Roger Maynwaring (c.1589/90 in Church Stretton - 1653) was Bishop of St David's 1636-49.
Hesba Stretton came to Church Stretton often before moving away from Shropshire, becoming an established author. There is a plaque to her memory in St. Laurence's Church together with a window depicting the figure of "Jessica" from her immensely popular story Jessica's First Prayer. A sister owned a house, Caradoc Lodge in neighbouring All Stretton, the latter village (within Church Stretton parish) said to be the source of her pen-surname.
Although he did not live there, artist Sir Frederic Leighton took his peerage title of Baron Leighton of Stretton in the County of Salop from this place, created the day before his death in 1896. There is a window to his memory in St Laurence's Church.
The 'White House' nursing home on Sandford Avenue, demolished in 2006 to make way for a housing development, was previously the family home of Silvester Horne a Congregationalist minister, Liberal MP for Ipswich, and father of the BBC broadcaster Kenneth Horne. The town's Silvester Horne Institute, on the south end of High Street, commemorates his name. He is buried in the cemetery on Cunnery Road, as also is amateur footballer Frederick Green (1851–1928), winning side veteran of FA Cup Final of 1874 for Oxford University and of 1877 and 1878 for the Wanderers, who died at his last home in the town, The Uplands.
Residents of the town did include Pete Postlethwaite, who used to live in Minton, near Little Stretton, which was the home of Oliver Sandys. Greg Hearle, the renowned clarinetist, is a local resident. Also, the Olympic bronze-medal archer, Alison Williamson lives in All Stretton and is a member of the town's archery club. John Jones (born 1930 in Church Stretton) is a British rower who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the men's coxless four where they came fourth. In the 1930s, E. M. Almedingen, the biographer and children's writer, lived in the town, and, following retirement, the writer Kenneth Bird (also known by his pen name Fougasse) moved to Church Stretton.
Two Archdeacons Ludlow were also resident Rectors of Church Stretton, Henry Dixon in 1923-36 and Herbert Whately from 1937 to his death in 1947.
George Nickson, former Bishop of Bristol died in retirement at Church Stretton in 1949.William Alonzo Parker, former Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury, lived in retirement at Church Stretton before his death in 1982. 
Stephen Laurie, a notable amateur astronomer, lives in the area and has discovered a number of asteroids from observatories at Church Stretton and nearby Ragdon (the area not suffering from much light pollution). One of the asteroids discovered has been named after the town — 11626 Church Stretton.
Former Jaguar chief test driver (and brand ambassador) Norman Dewis lived in the town after his retirement in 1986.
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