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Stratford-upon-Avon

This article is about the town. For the district, see Stratford-on-Avon District. For the constituency, see Stratford-on-Avon (UK Parliament constituency).

Stratford-upon-Avon
Town
Clockwise, from top: Centre of Stratford, from High Street; Shakespeare's Birthplace; Royal Shakespeare Theatre; Holy Trinity Church; and Shakespeare's funerary monument, at Holy Trinity Church
Stratford-upon-Avon is located in Warwickshire
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Location within Warwickshire
Population30,495 (2021 census)
DemonymStratfordian
OS grid referenceSP1955
Civil parish
  • Stratford-upon-Avon[1]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Postcode districtCV37
Dialling code01789
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Warwickshire
52°11′34″N 01°42′23″W / 52.19278°N 1.70639°W / 52.19278; -1.70639

Stratford-upon-Avon (/ ... ˈeɪvən/ ... AY-vən), commonly known as just Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire,[2] in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, 91 miles (146 km) north-west of London, 22 miles (35 km) south-east of Birmingham and 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Warwick.[3] The town is the southernmost point of the Arden area at the northern extremity of the Cotswolds.[4] In the 2021 census Stratford had a population of 30,495.[5]

Stratford was inhabited originally by Britons before Anglo-Saxons and remained a village before the lord of the manor, John of Coutances, set out plans to develop it into a town in 1196. In that same year, Stratford was granted a charter from King Richard I to hold a weekly market in the town, giving it its status as a market town. As a result, Stratford experienced an increase in trade and commerce as well as urban expansion.

Stratford is a popular tourist destination, owing to its status as the birthplace and burial place of playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It receives approximately 2.7 million visitors a year.[6] The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

  1. ^ "Stratford Town Council". Stratford-tc.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Stratford-upon-Avon". Mapit. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Stratford-on-Avon District Council: Living in the District". Stratford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Stratford-upon-Avon | The Cotswolds Guide". www.thecotswoldsguide.com.
  5. ^ "Stratford-upon-Avon Parish in West Midlands". City Population. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Economic Impact of Tourism Stratford Town – 2018" (PDF). stratford.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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