Shakespeare's church; he was baptised, married and buried here. The church dates from 1210CE and is built on the site of a Saxon monastery overlooking the river Avon, and was probably at the centre of the original town. A chancel was added to the church in 15th century. A clerestory and and North porch added afterwards (the latter about 1500CE).
The church originally had a wooden spire which was replaced in 1763. William Shakespeare was buried in the chancel after his funeral in 1616. Anne Hathaway was buried next to him in 1623.
