What is Stratford-upon-Avon?
[[Image:Stratford upon-Avon - Warwickshire dot.png|thumb|right|180px|The [[wikt:location|location]] of Stratford-upon-Avon]] [[Image:StratfordAvon20040717.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Stratford-upon-Avon in [[2004]]]] '''Stratford-upon-Avon''' is a [[town]] in [[England]]. It is famous as the birthplace of [[William Shakespeare]]. It lies on the [[River Avon, Warwickshire|River Avon]], 22 [[mile]]s (35 [[km]]) south east of Birmingham and 8 miles (13 km) south west of the county town, Warwick. [[File:Detroit Publishing Company - Shakespeare's Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, England.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakespeare's Memorial Theatre opened in 1879 and burned down in 1926. It was replaced by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre]] {{William Shakespeare|state=collapsed}} [[Category:Towns in Warwickshire]] [[Category:Sites associated with William Shakespeare]] {{multistub|geo|UK}} {{authority control}}