Drayton
Drayton is a locality in Old Stratford and Drayton, Stratford-on-Avon District, England. Drayton is situated nearby to the village Binton, as well as near the neighborhood Shottery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Anne Hathaway’s Cottage
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Anne Hathaway's Cottage is a twelve-roomed former farmhouse where Anne Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare, lived as a child. It is situated in Shottery about 1 mile west of Stratford-upon-Avon town centre.
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Arts center
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre is a Grade II* listed 1,040+ seat thrust stage theatre owned by the Royal Shakespeare Company dedicated to the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. Royal Shakespeare Theatre is situated 2½ miles east of Drayton.
Shakespeare’s Birthplace
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Shakespeare's Birthplace is a restored 16th-century half-timbered house situated on Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, where it is believed that William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and spent his childhood years. Shakespeare’s Birthplace is situated 2 miles east of Drayton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shottery and Luddington.
Shottery
Neighborhood
Shottery is a district of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England situated about one mile west of the town centre. It was formerly a hamlet. Shottery is the location of the Anne Hathaway's Cottage, the childhood home of Anne Hathaway.
Luddington
Hamlet
Luddington is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire and is part of Stratford-on-Avon district. The community is a conservation area due to its historic aspects. Luddington is situated 1½ miles south of Drayton.
Wilmcote
Village
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Wilmcote is a village, and since 2004 a separate civil parish, in the English county of Warwickshire, about 3 miles north of Stratford-upon-Avon. Prior to 2004, it was part of the same parish as Aston Cantlow, and the 2001 population for the whole area was 1,670, reducing to 1,229 at the 2011 Census. Wilmcote is situated 2 miles north of Drayton.
Drayton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Old Stratford and Drayton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.19334° or 52° 11′ 36″ northLongitude
-1.75977° or 1° 45′ 35″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
9C4W56VR+83GeoNames ID
13273319
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