The Cotswolds
The Cotswolds is a picturesque area of southern England, popular with both the British and visitors from all over the world. The beauty of the Cotswolds was recognised officially in 1966 when it was designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). In 1990 the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty was extended south towards Bath making it the largest area of outstanding natural beauty in Engalnd and Wales.
Latest Cotswolds News
Leader and Chairman Re-Elected At Cotswold
Cllr Lynden Stowe and Cllr Sheila Jeffery were re-elected Leader and Chairman of Cotswold District Council respectively at today’s Annual Meeting. (May 8th).
Cllr Stowe, who is now in his third yea...
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Cotswold Information
The Cotswolds is a typically English part of the country and the area is well known for its rolling hills, honey coloured Cotswold stone and delightful Cotswold villages and towns such as Cirencester, Burford, Bibury and Bourton-on-the-Water. The limestone hills of the Cotswolds are unbelievably photogenic and strewn with countless picture-book towns and villages built by wealthy cloth (especially wool) merchants. Many of the Cotswolds' fine manors and churches were built between the 14th and 16th centuries, when the greatest fortures were made from the wool industry. Numerous churches are decorated with beautiful Norman carving and the local limestone was ideal as it is soft and easy to carve when first quarried, but hardening after long exposure to sunlight.
A holiday in the beautiful Cotswolds is about as British an experience as you can get.
Cotswold Events
10/05/2008 - Burford's Famous Fleamarket and Collectors Fair, Burford
Burfords famous fleamarket and collectors fair - Warwick hall, Church green, Burford. Open 9am-5pm. Something for everyone at this ever popular event... [more]11/05/2008 - Music at The Priory Inn, Tetbury
Benita Johnson Seldom will you hear such spine-tingling vocals or such heartfelt self-penned lyrics - whether she's thrashing out driving indie-rock... [more]14/05/2008 - Burford's Famous Fleamarket and Collectors Fair, Burford
Burfords fleamarket and collectors fair held at Warwick Hall, church green, Burford from 9am-5pm. Details 01993 200324... [more]17/05/2008 - Levellers Day, Burford
34th annual Levellers Day: speeches, debate, procession, ceremony, music. 9.30am-5pm, Warwick Hall Garden, Church Green, Burford. Debate: Time for a W... [more]17/05/2008 - Winchcombe Day, Winchcombe, Nr Cheltenham
Winchcombe’s Horse Show returns to the grounds of the Sudeley Estate. PLUS! Free entry to Sudeley for Winchcombe residents – watch out for the fl... [more]Please check with the venue or event organiser for latest event details.
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Cotswold Towns and Villages
Areas such as Cirencester were important Roman centres. Indeed, Cirencester was a town of great importance in Roman times, second only to London.
As well as famous villages such as Bibury, and towns such as Cirencester, Burford, Stow-on-the-Wold, and Tetbury, the Cotswolds is also home to larger centres of population such as the cities of Bath and the town of Cheltenham.
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