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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.
The first written reference to Stratford-upon-Avon, and earliest evidence for a permanent settlement at the town, occurs in c. 693-717 AD, in which it is referred to as "Aet-Stratford the isles of the ford".<ref>[https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/stratford-upon-avon/#:~:text=Around%20the%20sixth%20century%20their,the%20isles%20of%20the%20ford'. Stratford-upon-Avon | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust]</ref>
Germanic settlers from continental Europe arrived in Great Britain in c. 450 AD and south-western Warwickshire formed part of the Anglian territory of Hwicce, established in c. 577 AD. By 628 AD, the Hwicce became a client state of the kingdom of [[Mercia]]. The first written reference to Stratford-upon-Avon, and earliest evidence for a permanent settlement at the town, occurs in c. 693-717 AD, in which it is referred to as "Aet-Stratford the isles of the ford".<ref>[https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/stratford-upon-avon/#:~:text=Around%20the%20sixth%20century%20their,the%20isles%20of%20the%20ford'. Stratford-upon-Avon | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust]</ref>
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.