Shakespeare’s Grave
The Shakespeare funerary monument is a memorial to William Shakespeare located inside Holy Trinity Church at Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, the church in which Shakespeare was baptised and where he was buried in the chancel two days after his death.- Type: Monument
- Description: monument in Stratford-upon-Avon
- Also known as: “Shakespeare’s funerary monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Holy Trinity and Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Collegiate Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity is a Grade I listed parish church of the Church of England in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.
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 1,600 feet northeast of Shakespeare’s Grave.
Hall’s Croft
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hall's Croft is a building in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, which was owned by William Shakespeare's daughter, Susanna Hall, and her husband Dr John Hall whom she married in 1607. Hall’s Croft is situated 820 feet northwest of Shakespeare’s Grave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shottery and Clifford Chambers.
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 Anne Hathaway's Cottage, the childhood home of Anne Hathaway.
Clifford Chambers
Village
Photo: Dave Bushell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clifford Chambers is a village and former civil parish two miles south of Stratford-upon-Avon town centre, in Warwickshire, England. It is on the B4632 road and one mile south of the A3400.
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. Tiddington is situated 1½ miles northeast of Shakespeare’s Grave.
Shakespeare’s Grave
Latitude
52.18654° or 52° 11′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.70723° or 1° 42′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C4W57PV+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 4639531394OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q7462780
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Uzbek—“Shakespeare’s Grave” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Շեքսպիրի մահարձան”
- German: “Shakespeares Grabmal”
- Hungarian: “Shakespeare síremléke”
- Italian: “Monumento funerario di Shakespeare”
- Polish: “Nagrobek Williama Shakespeare’a”
- Polish: “Pomnik grobowy Williama Shakespeare’a”
- Polish: “Pomnik grobowy Williama Szekspira”
- Portuguese: “Monumento funerário de William Shakespeare”
- Russian: “Надгробный памятник Шекспиру”
- Spanish: “Monumento funerario de Shakespeare”
- Uzbek: “Shakespearening qabr yodgorligi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stratford upon Avon Methodist Church and Holy Trinity Parish Centre.
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