Stretchleigh
Seen to fall in 1623 in the United Kingdom · 10 kg recovered · Unclassified stone
Only six falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) carry an earlier date than Stretchleigh. It is the earliest of the 19 falls recorded in the United Kingdom.
- Group
- Unclassified stones
- Recorded position
- 50.383° N, 3.950° W
The map is centred on Stretchleigh. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Stretchleigh is Aldsworth, 217 km to the north-east. Within 250 km lie three other recorded falls.
What Unclassified stone means
Unclassified stone is the label for a stony meteorite that was never assigned to a group. By recovered mass Stretchleigh ranks fifth of the 23 Unclassified stone falls. The nearest other Unclassified stone fall is Hatford in the United Kingdom, 221 km away. In date order among Unclassified stone falls, the one before Stretchleigh is Castrovillari (1583, Italy) and the one after is Hatford (1628, the United Kingdom).
Stretchleigh in the United Kingdom’s record
By recovered mass Stretchleigh comes sixth of 19 there. The next fall recorded in the United Kingdom is Hatford, in 1628.
Before 1800
Stretchleigh is one of 35 falls dated before 1800. No fall outside the United Kingdom is dated 1623 in the record.