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An Anglo-Saxon monastery, later destroyed by [[Vikings]], may have existed in Stratford at the site of the Holy Trinity Church prior to the 11th century.
An Anglo-Saxon monastery, later destroyed by [[Vikings]], may have existed in Stratford at the site of the Holy Trinity Church prior to the 11th century.
According to the ''[[Domesday Book]]'', a survey completed at the behest of [[William the Conqueror]], the town had recorded population of 29 households in 1086, putting it in the top 40% of English settlements in size at the time. At the time, Stratford (recorded in the book as ''Stradforde'') formed part of the lands of the Bishop of Worcester and the now-defunct Pathlow Hundred of Warwickshire.<ref>[https://opendomesday.org/place/SP2055/stratford-upon-avon/ Stratford [-upon-Avon] | Domesday Book]</ref> The name Pathlow survives in the name of a hamlet around 3 miles to the north of the town.
In the 1560s, [[William Shakespeare]], who is regarded by many as "England's national poet", was born in the town. The world-renown actor, poet and playwright was baptized in the town on 26 April 1564.<ref name="BL" />
In the 1560s, [[William Shakespeare]], who is regarded by many as "England's national poet", was born in the town. The world-renown actor, poet and playwright was baptized in the town on 26 April 1564.<ref name="BL" />