Stratford

Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town on the River Avon in Warwickshire. Its bridge, guild chapel and timber-framed houses speak of the prosperity of the late medieval town. William Shakespeare was born here in 1564, the son of a glovemaker, and attended the local grammar school. Although his career as a playwright and actor took him to London, he retained ties to Stratford and was buried in its church of Holy Trinity in 1616.