Stratford-upon-Avon
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Summary
Stratford-upon-Avon is a town[1]. Stratford-upon-Avon ranks in the top 0.042% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,752 views/month, #4 of 9,456).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Stratford-on-Avon[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: civil parish[5]
- Shares border with: Redditch[6]
- Postal code: CV37[7]
- Commons category: Stratford-upon-Avon[8]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[9], UTC+01:00[10]
- Said to be the same as: Stratford-upon-Avon[11]
- Local dialing code: 01789[12]
- Inception: 1196[13]
- OS grid reference: SP1955[14]
- Authority: Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council[15]
- Official website: https://www.stratford-tc.gov.uk/[16]
- IPA transcription: ˈstɹæt.fəd əˈpɒn ˈeɪ.vən[17], ˈstɹæt.fəd ɒn ˈeɪ.vən[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Stratford-upon-Avon[19]
- Population: 27,445[20], 30,495[21], 30,209[22], 22,144[23]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
- Capital of: Stratford-on-Avon[28]
- Official name: Stratford-upon-Avon[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Stratford-upon-Avon[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Stratford-upon-Avon[31]
- Native label: Stratford-upon-Avon[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Stratford-upon-Avon[33]
- Elevation above sea level: 72 m[34]
- Area: 2756.23 ha[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Stratford-upon-Avon include Stratford[36], a separated municipality in Ontario[37], in Canada[38], founded in 1859[39]; Stratford-upon-Avon railway station[40], a railway station[41], in United Kingdom[42]; and Avon[43], a census-designated place in the United States[44], in United States[45], founded in 1860[46].
Why It Matters
Stratford-upon-Avon has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Stratford-upon-Avon is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Stratford-upon-Avon include Stratford[36], a separated municipality in Ontario[37], in Canada[38], founded in 1859[39]; Stratford-upon-Avon railway station[40], a railway station[41], in United Kingdom[42]; and Avon[43], a census-designated place in the United States[44], in United States[45], founded in 1860[46].