The
Cotswolds - Stow on the Wold
 Stow-on-the-Wold,
or Stow, is one of the most visited Cotswold places and is home
to Scotts Of Stow.
Stow
on the Wold stands exposed on a 700 feet high hill on the ancient
Roman Fosse Way that leads to the Midlands
Like
many of its Cotswolds neighbours, Stow was at the centre of the
Cotswolds wool trade.
The
vast Market Square (pictured) is a sign of the towns former importance.
At one end stands the town stocks and the other the ancient cross.
An elegant array of Cotswold town houses and shops surrounds the
square.
Stow
on the Wold is an important shopping centre and is home to many
antique shops, art galleries and gifts and crafts shops.
Stow-on-the-Wold
Accommodation
Full
Stow
on the Wold hotel, Stow-on-the-Wold
bed and breakfast and Stow
on the Wold self catering holiday accommodation can be found
on the Stow
on the Wold acommodation page
Cotswolds towns
and villages
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Bibury
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Home to the
famous and picturesque Arlington Row
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Bourton
on the Water
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Bourton on
the Water is sometimes known as "The Venice of the Cotswolds"
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Broadway
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One of the
most beautiful villages in the Cotswolds, and probably England
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Burford
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Burford is
a beautiful town on the river Windrush
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Chipping
Campden
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An historic
town with impressive buildings such as one of the finest wool churches
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Chipping
Norton
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The highest
town in Oxfordshire and sometimes known as "The Gateway To The Cotswolds"
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Cirencester
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One of the
oldest and most beautiful market towns in the country
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Fairford
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Gloucestershire
town, probably most famous for being the home of RAF Fairford
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Lechlade
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Lechlade is
a small market town on the southern borders of the Cotswolds
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Moreton
in Marsh
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Moreton-in-Marsh
is in the heart of the Cotswolds, located at the head of the beautiful Evenlode
valley<
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Nailsworth
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Situated about
4 miles from Stroud, Nailsworth is a charming town with winding streets
and a plentiful supply of nooks and crannies to explore
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Northleach
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A charming,
under-developed Cotswold village
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South
Cerney
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One of the
largest villages in the Cotswolds
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Stow-on-the-Wold
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Stands along
the old Roman Fosse Way on a 700 foot high hill
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Stroud
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The oldest
market town in Gloucestershire
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Tetbury
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A centre for
antique shops and home to The Market House built in 1655
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Westonbirt
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Home to the
world famous Westonbirt Arboretum
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Witney
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Famous for
Witney blankets
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Woodstock
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Home to Blenheim
Palace, birthplace of Sir
Winston Churchill
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