Philips Obelisk
Philips Obelisk is a memorial in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, England. Philips Obelisk is situated nearby to the forest Oak Grove, as well as near the nature reserve Welcombe Hills Country Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Welcombe Hotel and Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Welcombe Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Welcombe Hotel occupies a 19th-century former country mansion house near Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, which was previously known as Welcombe House. It is a Grade II* listed building. Welcombe Hotel is situated 1,100 feet south of Philips Obelisk.
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 1½ miles south of Philips Obelisk.
Shakespeare’s Birthplace
Photo: stuartyeates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1¼ miles southwest of Philips Obelisk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiddington and Alveston.
Tiddington
Village
Photo: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tiddington is a village in Warwickshire, England, within the civil parish of Stratford-upon-Avon, about 1.5 miles northeast of Stratford town centre. It is located south of the River Avon, and is connected to the historic town by Tiddington Road.
Alveston
Village
Alveston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stratford-upon-Avon, and around 3 miles north-east of Stratford town centre, in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, England.
Snitterfield
Village
Photo: Argrogan, Public domain.
Snitterfield is a village and civil parish in the Stratford on Avon district of Warwickshire, England, less than 1 mile to the north of the A46 road, 4.5 miles from Stratford upon Avon, 6.5 miles from Warwick and 17 miles from Coventry. Snitterfield is situated 2 miles north of Philips Obelisk.
Philips Obelisk
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.21148° or 52° 12′ 41″ northLongitude
-1.69496° or 1° 41′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C4W6864+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1742560205OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oak Grove and Welcombe Hills Country Park.
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