Shakespeare was born at Stratford-upon-Avon...

Shakespeare was born at Stratford-upon-Avon...

Stratford-upon-Avon - Confirmed. It is the place and known by the name only.

It has nothing to do with a preposition... It's a name - Stratford-upon-Avon.

Traditionally it is accepted as Stratford-upon-Avon.

There is nothing wrong in using ON...but if it's a matter of accuracy... Then it must be UPON. It has a historical sense...

The word 'Stratford-upon-Avon' has used throughout different ages of English Literature (Restoration, Neoclassical, Romantic, Victorian)

Governance

The administrative body for the town is the Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council, which is based at the Town Hall in Sheep Street. The Stratford-on-Avon District Council is based at Elizabeth House, Church Street, and the Stratford-upon-Avon Town Trust is based in the Civic Hall, Rother Street. The Town Council is responsible for crime prevention, cemeteries, public conveniences, litter, river moorings, parks, grants via the Town Trust and the selection of the town's mayor.

Shakespeare's Birthplace is a restored 16th-century half-timbered house situated in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, where it is believed that William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and spent his childhood years. It is now a small museum open to the public and a popular visitor attraction, owned and managed by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. It has been referred to as "a Mecca for all lovers of literature".

Avon is also a river...a city is dwelt near the bank UPON the river... Never ON the river itself.

The River Avon or Avon is a river in or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in the Midlands of England. Also known as the Warwickshire Avon or Shakespeare's Avon, it has been divided since 1719 into the Lower Avon, below Evesham, and the Upper Avon, from Evesham to above Stratford-upon-Avon.

Improvements to aid navigation began in 1635, and a series of locks and weirs made it possible to reach Stratford, and to within 4 miles (6.4 km) of Warwick. The Upper Avon was tortuous and prone to flooding and was abandoned as a means of navigation in 1877. The Lower Avon struggled on, and never really closed, although it was only navigable below Pershore by 1945.

Restoration of the lower river as a navigable waterway began in 1950 and was completed in 1962. The upper river was a more daunting task, as most of the locks and weirs were no longer extant. Work began in 1965 on the construction of nine new locks and 17 miles (27 km) of the river, using mainly volunteer labor, and was completed in 1974 when it was opened by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Plans to extend the navigable river to provide a link with the Grand Union Canal at either Warwick or Leamington Spa have met with some opposition.

AJ Long and Edward Albert considered whole England (Geographically) and English Literature while writing the History of English Literature. And of course, they are modern historians. But throughout the ages (For last 800 years)- UPON is carried on. When Shakespeare was born, at that time, the place was known as Stratford-upon-Avon... Not Stratford-on-Avon.

So...Shakespeare was born at Stratford-upon-Avon...

But, WHY DID HE BORN AT ALL?

I am dumb when my students say to me - Why did he born, Sir? If he didn't born at all....it would have saved our half of the energy while studying literature.

And my genuine answer is - Drop Shakespeare while preparing for Net/SET.

Only two kinds of people prefer to talk on Shakespeare - the scholars who had devoted their whole life to study Shakespeare... Or the people who don't know much about English Literature.

Why do you waste months on studying Shakespeare for only one or two unpredictable questions? Utilize your time for other topics.

Drop Shakespeare.

Keep Reading. Keep Preparing.

Thanks.

Anil Awad

English NET/SET Consultant

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