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Between 1793 and 1816 the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal was built, linking the Avon at Stratford with Birmingham. By the early 19th century, Stratford was a flourishing inland port , and an important centre of trade, with many canal and river wharves along what is now Bancroft Gardens.
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Set in the beautiful rural Warwickshire countryside, on the banks of the river Avon, Stratford-upon-Avon is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Britain. Famous as the birthplace of William Shakespeare, Stratford has much more to offer the visitor…. Ben Johnson. 4 min read.
13 mag 2024 · Stratford-upon-Avon, town (parish), Stratford-on-Avon district, administrative and historic county of Warwickshire, central England, and the birthplace of William Shakespeare. For centuries a country market town, it became a major British tourist centre because of its associations with Shakespeare.
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Storia. Stratford ha origini anglo-sassoni ed è cresciuta come centro di commercio nel Medioevo . Collegamenti. Mappa storica della città risalente al 1902. Il paese è vicino alla seconda città per grandezza del Regno Unito, Birmingham, ed è facilmente accessibile dalla Junction 15 o dall'autostrada M40.
Visit Shakespeare’s Birthplace – William Shakespeare’s childhood home in the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon. Hear tales of Shakespeare’s family life and get up close to objects from the Trust’s world class collections as you discover how the extraordinary playwright continues to shape our lives today. Continue reading...
Located close to the Cotswolds, Stratford was a major centre for the processing, marketing and distribution of sheep products, which offered a wealth of new business opportunities to the locals. By the time William Shakespeare was born in 1564, Stratford was a successful town.
A market town with more than 800 years of history, Stratford-upon-Avon contains not only many buildings that have survived and would have been familiar to Shakespeare, but also a thriving community offering a wide variety of leisure, accommodation and shopping experiences.
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