local towns and villages
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Bibury Bibury is a charming, typically Cotswold, village just a short drive from "The Capital of the Cotswolds", Cirencester. Bibury was once described by William Morris (1834-96) as "the most beautiful village in England". |
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Bourton-On-The-Water Regularly voted one of the prettiest villages in England, Bourton-on-the-Water has more than its share of Cotswold houses and cottages, many of them three hundred years old, some dating back to Elizabethan times four hundred years ago. |
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Broadway Broadway is said to have been "discovered" by William Morris. A village of corn coloured stone, lying at to bottom of the steep escarpment at the edge of the Cotswolds. |
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Burford Burford is situated about 20 miles west of Oxford and generally regarded as the Gateway to the Cotswolds.The wide High Street sweeps down a hill from the A40 towards the river Windrush which is crossed by a narrow three arched bridge |
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Chipping Campden This ancient town has many beautiful buildings. From St James Church right through to Dover's Hill all nestling in tranquil and beautiful countryside. These beautiful buildings provide a plethora of architectural styles across the centuries. |
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Chipping Norton Chipping Norton is a great place to visit. Slap in the middle of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - in the shadow of the Rollright Stones, and small enough to preserve a real identity. |
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Chipping Sodbury Chipping Sodbury lies at the foot of the southern Cotswold escarpment below Dodington Park 8 miles north-west of Bristol. As the Chipping in its name implies, it was once an important market centre in medieval times |
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Elkstone Village Elkstone is a small tranquil village in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, set high on the Cotswold escarpment, just off the A417 Gloucester to Cirencester road, six miles south of Cheltenham. |
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Evesham The historic town of Evesham on the banks of Shakespeare's Avon is the 'capital' of the fertile Vale of Evesham, lying between the Malvern and Bredon Hills and the Cotswolds |
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Malmesbury Malmesbury is a special place, sacred and full of history yet vibrant. For more than two and a half millennia successive generations have populated this hilltop which forms the centre of the community we now call Malmesbury |
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Minchinhampton Minchinhampton is located on a hill top 4 miles south-south-east of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. The town is an ancient market town dating back to pre-1400. The main square has an early Market House. Nearby is Minchinhampton Common. |
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Moreton-In-Marsh Located at the head of the beautiful Evenlode valley, Moreton is a thriving market town dating back 1000 years to the Saxon era. The small, friendly and pretty town has a good range of shopping facilities. |
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Nailsworth Nailsworth (population 6000) is located four miles south of Stroud in Gloucestershire, and is in one of the Stroud five valleys. It is also the meeting place of three valleys. |
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Northleach For many, Northleach is a Cotswold secret. Tucked away from the busy A40, between undulating hills, it stands at a crossroads on the Roman Fosse Way, in an area of outstanding natural beauty |
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Painswick Painswick is set high on a spur between two valleys a few miles north of Stroud. Its most unique and outstanding features are the church and the churchyard with its 99 ornamental clipped yew trees. |
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Stow-on-the-Wold Stow-on-the-Wold is a small, but well-known, market town of about 2000 people set in the Cotswold Hills. Set on a hill top, it stands beside the Roman Fosse Way at its junction with six other roads |
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Tetbury The Tetbury of today is one of the most beautiful Cotswold towns with its elegant buildings creating a real sense of timeless beauty, — a delight for those who stumble upon this jewel of the Cotswolds. |