Historic houses · West Midlands
Shakespeare's New Place
Shakespeare's New Place — former building in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stratford-upon-Avon · 0.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Shakespeare's New Place is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Owned by Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Part of Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "former building in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.1911°, -1.7074°.
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From the Wikipedia article
New Place was William Shakespeare's final place of residence in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died there in 1616. The whole building was demolished in 1702 by Sir John Clopton, who replaced it with a modern-style house, also called New Place. This in turn was demolished by Francis Gastrell, vicar of Frodsham, Cheshire, in 1759. It was never rebuilt after the second demolition and only the foundations remain. Though the house no longer exists, the site is owned by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, which maintains it as a specially designed garden for tourists.
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Background
History
The three-storey house stood on the corner of Chapel Street and Chapel Lane, and was apparently the second largest dwelling in the town. The current site of New Place was initially within the plot of an Iron Age farmstead sometime around 700 BC – 43 AD, as indicated by pottery that also dates to the same time period. New Place was built atop the site of a former 13th-century timber building in 1483 by Sir Hugh Clopton, a wealthy London mercer and Lord Mayor. Built of timber and brick (then an innovation in Stratford) it had ten fireplaces, five handsome gables, and grounds large enough to incorporate two barns and an orchard. In 1496 Sir Hugh Clopton left New Place in his will to his…
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- Coordinates
- 52.1911, -1.7074
- County
- Warwickshire
- District
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Parish
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Postcode
- CV37 6EP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Established
- 1483
- Nearest railway station
- Stratford-upon-Avon — 0.7 km
- Official site
- www.shakespeare.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q471946 (CC0)
- wikipedia: New Place (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Knot Garden at New Place -Stratford-upon-Avon.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shakespeare's New Place?
- Shakespeare's New Place is in Warwickshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CV37 6EP), in the parish of Stratford-upon-Avon.
- When was Shakespeare's New Place built?
- Built or established in 1483.
- Who owns Shakespeare's New Place?
- Shakespeare's New Place is owned by Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
- How do I get to Shakespeare's New Place?
- The nearest railway station is Stratford-upon-Avon, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CV37 6EP.