Stratford-on-Avon

American  

[strat-ferd-on-ey-vuhn, -awn-, -ey-von] / ˈstræt fərd ɒnˈeɪ vən, -ɔn-, -ˈeɪ vɒn /

Also Stratford-upon-Avon

noun

1. a town in SW Warwickshire, in central England, on the Avon River: birthplace and burial place of Shakespeare.

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Stratford-on-Avon British  

/ ˈstrætfəd /

noun

1. a market town in central England, in SW Warwickshire on the River Avon: the birthplace and burial place of William Shakespeare and home of the Royal Shakespeare Company; tourist centre. Pop: 22 187 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Police investigators described "high-pressure" sales meetings in offices in Bournemouth, York, Stratford-on-Avon or Tenerife, which often lasted up to six hours.

From BBC

But having won the seat with a majority of just 663 in 2019, he’s retreated to safer Conservative territory after being selected for Stratford-on-Avon last week.

From BBC

He has been MP for Stratford-on-Avon for 14 years and said it had been his "greatest honour" to serve its people.

From BBC

Meanwhile, the sporting calendar was also hit with football matches postponed in Scotland and horse racing called off at Stratford-on-Avon and Market Rasen in Lincolnshire.

From BBC

Murph came knocking on my dressing room at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, in Stratford-on-Avon.

From Los Angeles Times