Stratford-on-Avon
English playwright's hometown
Stratford-on-Avon is a market town in Warwickshire, England, famous as the birthplace and burial place of William Shakespeare.
The name, meaning "street ford on the River Avon," now evokes Elizabethan heritage and literary pilgrimage.
Tourists visit Anne Hathaway's cottage, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and sites associated with the playwright's life: We spent a weekend in Stratford-on-Avon.
Also spelled Stratford-upon-Avon.
Poet of epics
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- sonnetsFourteen-line rhymed poems
- HamletDanish prince's revenge tragedy
Macbeth · Othello · King Lear · The Tempest · Romeo and Juliet · A Midsummer Night's Dream · Julius Caesar · Falstaff
English Midlands county
- EnglandLargest British country
- AvonEnglish river or cosmetics company
- MidlandsEngland's central region
- market townSettlement with regular trading
countryside · British · Cotswolds · canal · parish · borough · high street
Sixteenth-century English ruling family
- timberedContaining trees or beams
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- historicOf lasting significance
- guildhallBuilding for trade assemblies
architecture · monuments · restoration · Victorian · half-timbered · almshouses · grammar school · market cross
British classical theater ensemble
- playhouseMiniature structure for children
- performanceCarrying out a task
- stageRaised performance platform
- repertoryCollection of prepared works
acting · productions · matinee · auditorium · ensemble · costume · rehearsal · director
People who come temporarily
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
guides · souvenirs · accommodation · bed-and-breakfast · hotels · guesthouses · day-trips · walking tours
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Poet of epics
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- sonnetsFourteen-line rhymed poems
Hamlet · Macbeth · Othello · King Lear · The Tempest · Romeo and Juliet · A Midsummer Night's Dream · Julius Caesar · Falstaff · iambic pentameter
Warwickshire
English Midlands county
- EnglandLargest British country
- AvonEnglish river or cosmetics company
- MidlandsEngland's central region
market town · countryside · British · Cotswolds · canal · parish · borough · high street
Tudor
Sixteenth-century English ruling family
guildhall · architecture · monuments · restoration · Victorian · half-timbered · almshouses · grammar school · market cross · preservation
Royal Shakespeare Company
British classical theater ensemble
- playhouseMiniature structure for children
- performanceCarrying out a task
- stageRaised performance platform
repertory · acting · productions · matinee · auditorium · ensemble · costume · rehearsal · director · thespian
visitors
People who come temporarily
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- attractionsThings that draw interest
landmarks · guides · souvenirs · accommodation · bed-and-breakfast · hotels · guesthouses · day-trips · walking tours · river cruises
Stratford-on-AvonBirmingham
Major city, two continents
Manchester · new town · London · industrial city · modern metropolis