The digitisation of British newspapers have provided a rich source of information about life in Stretton. These have available through a subscription service so that articles below have been transcribed and are available to everyone:
- 1796 – August 1796 – White Lion (Cat & Lion) to let
- 1819 – August 1918 – Sale of Old Farm
- 1820 – Chester Chronicle 29 December 1820
- 1831 – Chester Chronicle 7 October 1831 – sale of Lower Hall Estate
- 1853 – Chester Courant 19 October 1853 – Schoolmasters at Cat & Lion
- 1856 – Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser 16 August 1856 – Tanyard Farm
- 1859 – Warrington Guardian 3 December 1859
- 1865 – Robbery at Stretton
- 1875 – Northwich Guardian 27 November 1875 – Pooles Farm Theft
- 1890 – Northwich Guardian 20 December 1890 – Poole’s Farm Sale
- 1891 – Liverpool Mercury 11 February 1891 – Cottage in Well Lane
- 1891 – Warrington Examiner 19 September 1891 – Sale of Stretton House
- 1893 – The Chronicle 4 November 1893 – Scarlet Fever in Lower Stretton
- 1897 – Warrington Daily Guardian 21 August 1897 – Walking Day
- 1901 – Warrington Examiner 2 March 1901 – Thomas Bushell callous father
- 1901 – Warrington Examiner 7 September 1901 – Fire at Walnut Tree Farm
- 1903 – Northwich Guardian February 1903 – Lane End Farm and sale and cottages in Well Lane
- 1903 – Warrington Guardian 14 March 1903- Sale of Spark Hall
- 1904 – Warrington Examiner 9 July 1904 – railway accident
- 1907 – Warrington Examiner 16 February 1907 – Fire at Roadside Farm
- 1907 – Warrington Examiner 16 November 1907 – Ring O’Bells
- 1909 – Warrington Examiner 9 January 1909 – Fire at Stretton House Stables
- 1916 – Chester Chronicle June 1916 – Growers Asked to Assist
- 1919 – Runcorn Examiner 13 September 1919 – Working Men’s Victory Treat
- 1956 – Nantwich Chronicle 3 November 1956 – Lower Hall Farm sale
- 1969 – 20 July 1967 Nantwich Chronicle – Sale of Cottage Common Lane
- 1969 – Nantwich Chronicle 7 August 1969 – Sale of Stretton House
- 1969 – Crewe Chronicle 31 July 1969 – sale of Stockley Farm
- 1974 – Crewe Chronicle 17 October 1974- Sale of Lane End Farm
The History of Stretton, near Warrington 