Cotswolds Towns & Villages
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Twyning
Twyning is tucked away just inside Gloucestershire to the north of Tewkesbury. As its Old English name suggest, it is a ‘place between the rivers’, in this case, the Avon and Severn.
The Slaughters
Upper and Lower Slaughter share a fascinating name, which derives from 'miry place'. The link is the tiny River Eye, tributary to the nearby river Windrush.
Barnsley
The small village of Barnsley is set right in the heart of the Cotswolds between Cirencester and Bibury on the old road from Cirencester to Oxford. Along with its church it has a pub and a hotel - Barnsley House - that was once the home of the great…
South Cerney
A large village conveniently placed for access to Cirencester 4 miles away and the nearby Cotswold Water Park, over 40 square miles of lakes zoned for specific forms of recreation. Here you can be active or passive, lively or contemplative. Visit…
The Duntisbournes
A string of attractive villages along the valley of the tiny Dunt Stream.
Great Tew
Constructed by landscape gardener, John Loudon, as part of an extensive park overlooking the Worton Valley, Great Tew is a ‘picture book’ village with thatched cottages and gabled roofs, mullioned windows and colourful gardens.
Berkeley
The centre-piece of Berkeley is the magnificent 12th century Berkeley Castle with its dark and brooding bloodstained history, where Edward II was brutally murdered in 1327.
Ampney Crucis
There are three 'Ampneys' named after the brook of that name. Ampney Crucis is largest, boasting two former water mills and a riverside hotel.
Bibury
Bibury is a charming, typically Cotswold, village just a short drive from Cirencester. It’s easy to see why William Morris called Bibury ‘The most beautiful village in England’ – wonderful stone buildings strung out along the banks of the River Coln.
Carterton
Carterton is a modern new town with a thriving cosmopolitan community built around Britain's largest air base RAF Brize Norton.
The Oddingtons
Upper and Lower Oddington are just east of Stow.
Swinbrook
Swinbrook is a small village on the River Windrush, about 2 miles east of Burford. Apparently untouched by time, it is the quintessential English village with its stone walls, pretty church, cricket pitch with wooden pavilion, and an old stone pub…
Bampton
The ancient market town of Bampton, not far from the River Thames, may seem oddly familiar to many first time visitors – it was used for filming the village scenes in the popular TV drama ‘Downton Abbey’
Stanton Harcourt
Stanton Harcourt
Stanton Harcourt is a small, attractive village dating from a Bronze Age settlement. The Harcourt family resided there between the 12th and 18th century and the fine Norman church contains the tomb of Robert Harcourt, Henry Tudor's standard bearer…
King's Stanley
A medium sized village set underneath the escarpment of Selsley Common and Stanley Woods with splendid views of the higher ground around.
Deerhurst
The tiny village of Deerhurst is situated some 6 miles from Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire and can be reached via the A38 and B4213. It was the site of major historic importance at the Priory church of Saint Mary and is home to two Saxon Churches.
Broad Campden
Many of Broad Campden's cottage are thatched, which along with the honey Cotswold stone, makes Broad Campden a beautiful village.
The Eastleaches
The Eastleaches are two villages connected by bridges
Churchill
This small village has some fine buildings and is known locally for its independent furniture workshops. Among its attractions are the church, modelled on various Oxford buildings, a memorial to William Smith and a Victorian fountain.
Ilmington
Large and impressive Cotswold village on the very northern Cotswolds and well worth wandering around. Access to the Norman church is by footpath. The stone here is orange-brown, quarried from the hill behind.