Difference between revisions of "Stratford-On-Avon"
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<p> A pleasant old market-town of Warwickshire, on the right bank of the Avon, 8 m. SW. of [[Warwick]] and 110 m. NW. of London; forever famous as the birth and burial place of Shakespeare, with whom all that is of chief interest in the town is associated, the house he was born in, his old school, Anne Hathaway's cottage on the outskirts, the fine Early English church (14th century), where he lies buried, the Shakespeare [[Memorial]] Theatre, museum, &c.; is [[Visited]] annually by some 20,000 pilgrims; a thriving agricultural centre. </p> | <p> A pleasant old market-town of Warwickshire, on the right bank of the Avon, 8 m. SW. of [[Warwick]] and 110 m. NW. of London; forever famous as the birth and burial place of Shakespeare, with whom all that is of chief interest in the town is associated, the house he was born in, his old school, Anne Hathaway's cottage on the outskirts, the fine Early English church (14th century), where he lies buried, the Shakespeare [[Memorial]] Theatre, museum, &c.; is [[Visited]] annually by some 20,000 pilgrims; a thriving agricultural centre. </p> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:03, 15 October 2021
Stratford-On-Avon [1]
A pleasant old market-town of Warwickshire, on the right bank of the Avon, 8 m. SW. of Warwick and 110 m. NW. of London; forever famous as the birth and burial place of Shakespeare, with whom all that is of chief interest in the town is associated, the house he was born in, his old school, Anne Hathaway's cottage on the outskirts, the fine Early English church (14th century), where he lies buried, the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, museum, &c.; is Visited annually by some 20,000 pilgrims; a thriving agricultural centre.
