Warwickshire
Stratford-on-Avon District
Stratford-upon-Avon

Shakespeare’s Birthplace

Shakespeare's Birthplace is a restored 16th-century half-timbered house situated on , , , England, where it is believed that William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and spent his childhood years.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Grade I listed birth house in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “birthplace of William Shakespeare”
  • Address: Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6QW

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Harvard House.

Arts center
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The 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. is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Shakespeare’s Birthplace.

Photo: Michelle Walz Eriksson, CC BY 2.0.
stands at what is now 26 High Street, , Warwickshire, England. Once known as the Ancient House, It was built in 1596, by Thomas Rogers, grandfather of the benefactor of Harvard University, John Harvard, following the disastrous fires in 1594 and 1595 which destroyed much of the town centre. is situated 750 feet south of Shakespeare’s Birthplace.

Archaeological site
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was William Shakespeare's final place of residence in . He died there in 1616. The whole building was demolished in 1702 by Sir John Clopton, who replaced it with a modern-style house, also called . is situated 1,200 feet south of Shakespeare’s Birthplace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shottery and Tiddington.

Neighborhood
is a district of , , situated about one mile west of the town centre. It was formerly a hamlet. is the location of the , the childhood home of Anne Hathaway.

Village
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is a village in , England, within the civil parish of , about 1.5 miles northeast of Stratford town centre. It is located south of the , and is connected to the historic town by Road.

Village
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is a village and former civil parish two miles south of town centre, in , England. It is on the B4632 road and one mile south of the A3400. is situated 2 miles south of Shakespeare’s Birthplace.

Shakespeare’s Birthplace

Latitude
52.1939° or 52° 11′ 38″ north
Longitude
-1.70802° or 1° 42′ 29″ west
Open location code
9C4W57VR+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 150342334
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1770409
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Shakespeare’s Birthplace” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Shakespeare Centre and Stratford Library.

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