Stratford-on-Avon

American

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

Also Stratford-upon-Avon

noun

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

Stratford-on-Avon British

/ ˈstrætfəd /

noun

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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Manuela Perteghella became the first Liberal to win Stratford-on-Avon since 1906, and the first female MP to represent the constituency.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2023

Trained as a chemical engineer, he co-founded a highly successful market research firm, YouGov, before entering politics as a member of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon in central England.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2023

If anyone had a good year it was the Conservative MP for Stratford-on-Avon.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2021

It then glides through a charming country to Stratford-on-Avon, celebrated as the birth-place of Shakspeare, and where the remains of the immortal bard are deposited.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell

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