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'''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.
'''Stratford-upon-Avon''', known locally as simply '''Stratford''', 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 2019.<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]]. A trail of Stratford's tourist attractions, known as the "Historic Spine", begins at Shakespeare's Henley Street birthplace and ends at the Holy Trinity Church, which is where Shakespeare was baptised and buried.
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 2019.<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]]. A trail of Stratford's tourist attractions, known as the "Historic Spine", begins at Shakespeare's Henley Street birthplace and ends at the Holy Trinity Church, which is where Shakespeare was baptised and buried.
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.
==Geography==
[[File:Stratford On Avon historic map 1902.jpg|left|250px|thumb|A 1902 map of Stratford-upon-Avon, prominently paying homage to the town's most famous son, [[William Shakespeare]] (1564-1616).]]
Stratford-upon-Avon makes up part of the Barlichway hundred in south-western [[Warwickshire]]
== History ==
== History ==
Around 1 mile away at the village of Tiddington are the remains of a Roman fort. The fort was probably occupied between the 1st and 5th centuries AD. During the era of the [[Roman Empire]], the site at which Stratford-upon-Avon is now located was the site of a Roman road or 'street', which is referenced in the name of the town.
Around 1 mile away at the village of Tiddington are the remains of a Roman fort. The fort was probably occupied between the 1st and 5th centuries AD. During the era of the [[Roman Empire]], the site at which Stratford-upon-Avon is now located was the site of a Roman road or 'street', which is referenced in the name of the town.