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A Road for
Bibury
Tomorrow
William Morris called Bibury the most beautiful village
in England. Set in the valley of the River Coln, the
Northleach village possesses an outstanding Saxon church, and the
A delightful example of an 14th century Arlington Row cottages – one of the most
unspoilt Cotswold wool photographed scenes in the Cotswolds. Take time to
town (right). Its church
feed the fish at Bibury Trout Farm.
of St Peter and St Paul,
endowed by wealthy wool
Cirencester
merchants of the 15th
The ancient Cotswolds
century, is unofficially
capital (right), dating from
known as the Cathedral
Roman times when
of the Cotswolds.
“Corinium Dubonnorum”
was the second largest city
Burford
in Roman Britain, located
The medieval bridge over the River Windrush dates
where Fosse Way, Ermin
from 1322. Hotels, inns, tea rooms and antique shops
Street and Akeman Street
make Burford popular with visitors. The church of St
converged. Visit the
John the Baptist is a fine example
Corinium Museum to view
ELEGANT BURFORD,
of a Cotswold wool church.
one of the best collections
THE GATEWAY TO THE
Lechlade-on-Thames
of Romano-British material.
The highest navigable point on
Now a lively market town,
COTSWOLDS, CONTAINS
the great River Thames. Crossing
the street market was
MANY BEAUTIFUL
the Thames into the town centre
recorded in the Domesday
BUILDINGS DATING BACK is the fine Halfpenny Bridge,
Book of 1086, and the
TO TUDOR AND
dating back to the 18th century.
Parish Church of St John
The romance of the town is in
Baptist is one of the
GEORGIAN TIMES
the vicinity of the church of St
grandest of all the
Lawrence, in the market place,
Cotswold wool churches.
where in 1815 the poet Shelley was inspired to write
Painswick
“Stanzas in a Summer Evening Churchyard”.
‘The Queen of the Cotswolds’, Painswick is a little gem
Fairford
of a town of silver grey stone houses and steep streets.
Once an important stage on the London to Gloucester Famed for its 99 yew trees in the churchyard of
coaching run (below), the town square contains many St Mary’s, (legend has it that the devil prevents the
17th and 18th century buildings including old inns and 100th from growing) and its 17th and 18th century
hotels. The 15th century church of St Mary contains fine table tombs. Visit the nearby Painswick Rococo Garden
examples of medieval stained glass windows, while the and Prinknash Bird Park.
churchyard contains
a memorial stone to
Tiddles, a former
The Cotswolds has been recognised as an Area of
church cat!
Outstanding National Beauty. It contains some of
England’s finest countryside and is of national importance.
AONB status ensures that the area is protected so that its
beauty and special character are conserved.
www.cotswoldsaonb.com
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Call for more information on 01242 522878
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