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Stratford-upon-Avon (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 52 11 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 52.1833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 42 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -1.7000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the River Avon; famous as birthplace of William Shakespeare; sights & events related to the playwright include Royal Shakespeare Theatre (1932), library & art gallery, birthday festivals & plays; site of 16th-cen. cottage of Anne Hathaway. |
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| Stratford-upon-Avon (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Stratford-on-Avon (C,V)
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| Stratford (C,V,English,U)
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| Stratford on Avon (NA,V,English,U)
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| Aetstretfordae (H,V)
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| Stradforde (H,V)
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| Straet-ford (H,V)
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............ | Old English, meaning "ford where a Roman road crossed a river" |
| Strafford on Avon (H,V)
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| Ufera Stretford (H,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was located on a Roman road, chartered in 1553 |
| town (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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