Welcome to Stratford-upon-Avon, a town synonymous with William Shakespeare. Visit Stratford-upon-Avon introduces you to a market town with more than years of history, containing not only many buildings that survive today and would have been familiar to Shakespeare, but also a thriving community offering a wide variety of leisure, accommodation and shopping experiences. So take a moment to have a look around the site! Sat 13th November.
Visiting Stratford. At the end of the fifteenth century Sir Hugh Clopton had built several landmarks that are recognisable today, such as the house that would become New Place, the Guild Chapel, and - most significantly - the bridge across the Avon.
The bridge linked the land on the Avon with the Cotswolds and Feldon, encouraging passing trade and helping with the development of the sheep industry. By the end of the century Stratford thrived, attracting both craftsmen and tradesmen and contributing to its reputation as a burgeoning market town. The effects of the Reformation were not as violent in Stratford as other parishes.
Catholicism had flourished, but the townspeople were quick to accept the frequent changes in religion that characterised the next years.
It was not until the sixteenth century that religious resentment began to show. The people of Stratford were unhappy with the abolishment of their George and the Dragon pageant. The pageant was initially established to raise funds for the upkeep of Clopton Bridge, but after the Reformation it was pronounced profane and the bridge was repaired through a rise in rates.
In the Guild of the Holy Cross was abolished and their property sold. This left the town without local government for six years. The introduction of the wool trade had a profound effect on Stratford. As more people turned to sheep farming, the need for labourers reduced.
This led to unemployment among the poorest members of the community. For others in Stratford including John Shakespeare sheep farming was a positive development. 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 , Stratford was a successful town.
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Location of Stratford-upon-Avon within CV Stratford-upon-Avon is 7 miles east of Alcester. Stratford-upon-Avon is 8 miles south-east of Henley-in-Arden. Stratford-upon-Avon is 8 miles south-west of Warwick. Stratford-upon-Avon is 9 miles south-west of Whitnash. Stratford-upon-Avon is 10 miles north of Shipston-on-Stour.
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