Stratford is William Shakespeare's birthplace and where he spent much of his life, being born in 1564 in a house on Henley Street that is now a popular tourist attraction. He also died in Stratford in 1616. Several important places related to Shakespeare's life can still be visited in Stratford, including the church where he was baptized, his family home New Place where he lived and died, and the Grammar School where he was educated.