Shottery

Coordinates: 52°11′N 1°43′W / 52.183°N 1.717°W / 52.183; -1.717
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Anne Hathaway's Cottage in Shottery

Shottery, formerly a small village a mile west of Stratford-upon-Avon town centre, is now part of the town, though retaining the feeling of a distinct village.

History and amenities

Shottery has a

Post Office, but it closed in the 1990s and is now a private home.[citation needed
]

The local park, Shottery Fields, contains two football pitches and a children's play area. The Fields retain distinctive "ditch and furrow" undulations, marking medieval field systems, and these can be seen when the sun is low across the Fields. The Fields also contain a footpath to the town centre. Shottery has a Rugby Club, Shottery RFC, which is now based at Stratford Rugby Club's ground, Pearcecroft, on the Loxley Road, south Stratford. The club was founded by the Reverend David Capron, Vicar of St Andrew's church in the year 1984.

Shottery was the childhood home of

Anne Hathaway, William Shakespeare's wife, and is the location of the building known as Anne Hathaway's Cottage
which is a very popular tourist destination. The authenticity of the building as the home of Anne Hathaway is, however, not credited by Shakespearean scholars.

Governance

Shottery is presently part of the

MP (since the 2010 general election) is Nadhim Zahawi of the Conservative Party
.

External links

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