Trinity Church Shakespeares Burial Place

Trinity Church

Holy Trinity Church – William Shakespeare was born in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 on St. George’s day (23rd April) and died on the same day in 1616 (although no records were kept in those days). He was both baptised and buried inside the Holy Trinity Church and is a popular with visitors to Stratford. The right of burial at Trinity Church was inherited by Shakespeare’s family. His wife, Anne Hathaway, daughter Susanna, son-in-law Dr John Hall and Thomas Nash (first husband of Shakespeare’s grand-daughter, Elizabeth) are also buried in the chancel alongside him.