New Place
New Place was William Shakespeare's final place of residence in Stratford-upon-Avon. 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 New Place.Photo: Michelle Walz Eriksson, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: former building in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Shakespeare’s New Place”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nash’s House and Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Nash’s House
Photo: Michelle Walz Eriksson, CC BY 2.0.
Nash's House in Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, is the house next door to the ruins and gardens of William Shakespeare's final residence, New Place.
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 810 feet east of New Place.
Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall
Town hall
Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall is a municipal building in Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shottery and Tiddington.
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.
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.
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. Clifford Chambers is situated 1½ miles south of New Place.
New Place
Latitude
52.1907° or 52° 11′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.70755° or 1° 42′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C4W57RR+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 158005204OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q471946
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“New Place” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “New Place”
- French: “maison de New Place”
- French: “Maison de New Place”
- German: “New Place”
- Indonesian: “New Place Shakespeare”
- Indonesian: “New Place”
- Italian: “New Place”
- Japanese: “ニュー・プレイス”
- Polish: “New Place”
- Polish: “Nowa Rezydencja”
- Spanish: “new place”
- Spanish: “New place”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shakespeare’s New Place and Well.
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