Stratford-on-Avon

Local Authority District in England

Warwickshire, West Midlands

§ This page gives an overview of the Stratford-on-Avon local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ 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 administrative boundary of Stratford-on-Avon can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Stratford-on-Avon.

Map of Stratford-on-Avon — Administrative Boundary of Stratford-on-Avon (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about Stratford-on-Avon

What region is Stratford-on-Avon in? Stratford-on-Avon is in the West Midlands of England, a region within the UK.

What county is Stratford-on-Avon in? Stratford-on-Avon is located in the county of Warwickshire.

Is Stratford-on-Avon a city? No, Stratford-on-Avon is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)

Who governs Stratford-on-Avon? 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.

▶ Official website of Stratford on Avon District Council 🔗 stratford.gov.uk

Which police force covers Stratford-on-Avon? Policing in Stratford-on-Avon is provided by Warwickshire Police 🔗 warwickshire.police.uk, which serves 5 local authority districts: North Warwickshire ⁞ Nuneaton and Bedworth ⁞ Rugby ⁞ Stratford-on-Avon ⁞ Warwick.

This district page, Stratford-on-Avon, is a sub-page of this county page: Warwickshire and this region page: West Midlands. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Stratford-on-Avon

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

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

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Parishes in Stratford-on-Avon

Stratford-on-Avon is fully parished: 113 civil parishes, listed A-Z below.

Admington
Alcester
Alderminster
Arrow with Weethley
Aston Cantlow
Atherstone on Stour
Avon Dassett
Barcheston
Barton-on-the-Heath
Bearley
Beaudesert
Bidford-on-Avon
Billesley
Binton
Bishop's Itchington
Brailes
Burmington
Burton Dassett
Butlers Marston
Chadshunt
Chapel Ascote
Charlecote
Cherington
Chesterton and Kingston
Claverdon
Clifford Chambers and Milcote
Combrook
Compton Verney
Compton Wynyates
Coughton
Dorsington
Ettington
Exhall
Farnborough
Fenny Compton
Fulbrook
Gaydon
Great Alne
Great Wolford
Halford
Hampton Lucy
Harbury
Haselor
Henley-in-Arden
Hodnell and Wills Pastures
Honington
Idlicote
Ilmington
Kineton
Kinwarton
Ladbroke
Langley
Lighthorne
Little Compton
Little Wolford
Long Compton
Long Itchington
Long Marston
Loxley
Luddington
Mappleborough Green
Moreton Morrell
Morton Bagot
Napton on the Hill
Newbold Pacey
Oldberrow
Oxhill
Pillerton Hersey
Pillerton Priors
Preston Bagot
Preston on Stour
Priors Hardwick
Priors Marston
Quinton
Radbourn
Radway
Ratley and Upton
Salford Priors
Sambourne
Shipston on Stour
Shotteswell
Snitterfield
Southam
Spernall
Stockton
Stoneton
Stourton
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stretton-on-Fosse
Studley
Sutton-under-Brailes
Tanworth-in-Arden
Temple Grafton
Tidmington
Tredington
Tysoe
Ufton
Ullenhall
Upper and Lower Shuckburgh
Upper Lighthorne
Warmington
Watergall
Welford-on-Avon
Wellesbourne and Walton
Weston-on-Avon
Whatcote
Whichford
Whitchurch
Wilmcote
Wixford
Wolverton
Wootton Wawen
Wormleighton

A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.

Built-up Areas in Stratford-on-Avon

Stratford-on-Avon covers 76 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Alcester
Alderminster
Ardens Grafton
Armscote
Ashorne *
Aspley Heath *
Astwood Bank *
Bascote Heath *
Bearley
Bidford-on-Avon
Binton
Bishop's Itchington
Broom (Stratford-on-Avon)
Cherington and Stourton
Chesterton Green
Cladswell *
Claverdon
Clifford Chambers
Earlswood *
Ettington
Fenny Compton
Gaydon
Great Alne
Halford
Harbury
Henley-in-Arden
Hockley Heath *
Ilmington
Kineton
Kings Coughton
Ladbroke
Lighthorne
Lighthorne Heath
Long Compton
Long Itchington
Long Marston (Stratford-on-Avon)
Lower Brailes
Lower Quinton
Mappleborough Green *
Meon Vale *
Moreton Morrell
Napton on the Hill
New End *
Newbold-on-Stour
Northend
Norton Lindsey *
Oxhill
Pillerton Priors
Priors Hardwick
Priors Marston
Radway
Redditch *
Salford Priors
Sambourne
Shipston-on-Stour
Shotteswell
Snitterfield
Southam (Stratford-on-Avon)
Stockton
Stoneton *
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stretton-on-Fosse
Studley
Tanworth-in-Arden
Temple Herdewyke
Terry's Green
Tiddington
Tredington
Ullenhall
Upper Tysoe
Warmington (Stratford-on-Avon)
Welford-on-Avon
Wellesbourne
Wilmcote
Wood End (Stratford-on-Avon)
Wootton Wawen

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Stratford-on-Avon.)