Shakespeare's Birthplace is a restored 16th-century half-timbered house situated on Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, where it is believed that William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and spent his childhood years. It is now a small museum open to the public and a popular visitor attraction, owned and managed by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Shakespeare's Birthplace in 2010
The second-story room in which Shakespeare is thought to have been born. Unknown artist, 1903.
Shakespeare's Birthplace (as seen between 1890 and 1905)
Shakespeare's birthplace as it appeared in 1847 before restoration. Engraved by W. J. Linton after a drawing by Edward Duncan.
Stratford-upon-Avon, commonly known as just Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, 91 miles (146 km) north-west of London, 22 miles (35 km) south-east of Birmingham and 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Warwick. The town is the southernmost point of the Arden area on the edge of the Cotswolds. In the 2021 census Stratford had a population of 30,495.
Image: Stratford Upon Avon, High Street, geograph 3969622 by Lewis Clarke
Image: Bust of Shakespeare at Shakespeares funerary monument
Image: Shakespeare's birthplace Stratford upon Avon panoramio
Image: Holy Trinity Church Stratford upon Avon
