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'''Stratford-upon-Avon''' is a market town and civil parish in [[Warwickshire]], England. It is world-renown as the birthplace of playwright [[William Shakespeare]] (1564-1616). With a population of around 30,000, it is close to the northern part of the [[Cotswolds]], a scenic range of hills.

'''Stratford-upon-Avon''' is a market town and civil parish in [[Warwickshire]], England. With a population of around 30,000, it is close to the northern part of the [[Cotswolds]], a scenic range of hills.

 

It is world-renown as the birthplace of playwright [[William Shakespeare]] (1564-1616), and the town attracted over 2.7 million visitors per year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/warwickshire/stratford-upon-avon/articles/postcard-stratford-upon-avon-rsc-tourism-collapsed/ A postcard from Stratford-upon-Avon, where tourism has collapsed without the RSC]</ref> Popular tourists attractions in the town include Shakespeare's birthplace, an early 16th-century timber framed house on Henley Street, the 15th century cottage of Ann Hathaway (Shakespeare's wife) and the [[Royal Shakespeare Theatre]].

Stratford is approximately 92 miles north-west of [[central London]] and 22 miles south of [[Birmingham]] city centre.

Stratford is approximately 92 miles north-west of [[central London]] and 22 miles south of [[Birmingham]] city centre.