Stratford-on-Avon
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Stratford-on-Avon district is dominated by the historic town of Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare, with its timber-framed houses, theatres, and the River Avon. The district extends across a large rural area of south Warwickshire, with market towns like Alcester and Shipston-on-Stour, and picturesque villages in the Cotswolds and along the Avon Valley. The landscape includes rolling hills, rivers, woodlands, and agricultural land, dotted with castles, churches, and historic estates.
The local authority for this district is: Stratford on Avon District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Warwickshire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Warwickshire County Council.
Constituencies in Stratford-on-Avon
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Wards in Stratford-on-Avon
Stratford-on-Avon is divided into 39 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Alcester East
- Alcester West
- Bidford East
- Bidford West
- Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton
- Brailes & Compton
- Claverdon & Snitterfield
- Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne
- Harbury
- Henley-in-Arden
- Kinwarton
- Long Marston
- Quinton
- Salford Priors & Alcester Rural
- Shipston North
- Shipston South
- Southam East, Central & Stockton
- Southam North & Long Itchington
- Southam South
- Southam West
- Stratford Avenue
- Stratford Bishopton
- Stratford Clopton
- Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown
- Stratford Hathaway
- Stratford Orchard Hill
- Stratford Shottery
- Stratford Tiddington
- Stratford Welcombe
- Studley North
- Studley South
- Tanworth-in-Arden
- Tredington
- Tysoe
- Welford-on-Avon
- Wellesbourne East & Rural
- Wellesbourne North & Rural
- Wellesbourne South
- Wootton Wawen