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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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