Places to see in ( Moreton in Marsh - UK )
Places to see in ( Moreton in Marsh - UK )
Moreton-in-Marsh is a town civil parish in northeastern Gloucestershire, England. The town of Moreton in Marsh is located at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road and the A44 and served by Moreton-in-Marsh station on the Cotswold Line.
The parish and environs are relatively flat and low-lying compared with the surrounding Cotswold Hills. The River Evenlode rises near Batsford, runs around the edge of Moreton and meanders towards Oxford, where it flows into the Thames just east of Eynsham. Just over 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Moreton, the Four shire stone marked the boundary of the historic counties of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire, until the re-organisation of the county boundaries in 1931. Since then it marks the meeting place of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire.
Moreton-in-Marsh and Batsford War Memorial is in the High Street and commemorates the dead of the First and Second World Wars. Moreton was once the headquarters of the railway spot-hire company Cotswold Rail. Each September the town hosts the UK's largest one-day agricultural show. Held on part of the Batsford Estate, the show has been running since 1949.
The Redesdale Market Hall was designed by the architect Sir Ernest George and built in 1887. The town was known as Moreton-in-the-Marsh into the early 20th century. The name was changed to Moreton-in-Marsh before 1930. In 1940, a large area of level land east of the town was developed as RAF Moreton-in-Marsh and used by Wellington bombers.
The Stratford and Moreton Tramway was built between 1821 and 1826, linking Moreton with the Stratford-on-Avon Canal at Stratford.[6] It was horse-drawn until 1859, when the section between Moreton and Shipston-on-Stour was converted to a branch line railway operated with steam locomotives. The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, built between 1845 and 1851, passes through Moreton. The railway station was opened in 1853. The Great Western Railway (GWR) took over the OW&W Railway in 1862 and the Shipston-on-Stour branch in 1868.
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FOOTLOOSE IN THE COTSWOLDS travel guide HD video
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Explores the Quintessential Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; the landscape; the popular towns and also you can see pretty villages; the gardens of Kiftsgate, Hidcote & Sudeley Castle. Featuring the GWR Steam Railway, the Cotswold Motoring Museum, The Mechanical Music Museum. Local events include Cheese Rolling at Coopers Hill, Robert Dover's Original Olimpick Games, Woolsack racing at Tetbury. Includes 6 walks in this fabulous region, some of which are on the Cotswold Way. All the best of England on 2 DVDs. Fabulous music by BARNABY SMITH.
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Places to see in ( Shipston on Stour - UK )
Places to see in ( Shipston on Stour - UK )
Shipston-on-Stour is a town and civil parish on the River Stour about 10 miles south of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire close to the boundaries with Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. Shipston is on the A3400 road (formerly the A34) between Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford and was once an important staging place for stagecoaches. Many former coaching inns, such as the Coach and Horses, remain in the area of the High Street.
Following a fall in the demand for local wool, the local economy was in part sustained by the opening in 1836 of a branch line running from the horse-drawn Stratford and Moreton Tramway, built ten years before and linking Moreton-in-Marsh with Stratford. In 1889 the line was upgraded to allow the operation of steam trains from Moreton to Shipston. Passenger services to the town were withdrawn in 1929 and the line closed completely in 1960.
Shipston was in an exclave of the Oswaldslow Hundred of Worcestershire until 1931, when it was transferred to Warwickshire. Until the 1974 local government reorganisation it was the seat of the Shipston-on-Stour Rural District. Shipston has a small museum located off Telegraph street. The museum was set up, and is run by local people. It is stocked with artifacts and memorabilia relating to the town and the surrounding villages.
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Places to see in ( Stow on the Wold - UK )
Places to see in ( Stow on the Wold - UK )
Stow-on-the-Wold is a small market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. Stow on the Wold is situated on top of an 800 ft hill, at the convergence of a number of major roads through the Cotswolds, including the Fosse Way.
Stow on the Wold was founded as a planned market place by Norman lords to take advantage of trade on the converging roads. Fairs have been held by royal charter since 1330 and an annual horse fair is still held on the edge of the town of Stow on the Wold .
Stow-on-the-Wold was prominently featured in the eleventh episode of series 6 of Top Gear, when Jeremy Clarkson reviewed the Ford F-Series there. He chose to film it there because it's a typical village in the English countryside. Several roads link Stow to the surrounding villages. The Fosse Way (A429), which runs from Exeter to Lincoln; the A424, which runs from Burford, into the A44 and into Evesham; and the A436, which connects Cheltenham and Gloucester with Stow.
From 1881 until 1962, Stow was served by Stow-on-the-Wold railway station which was on the Great Western Railway's Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway. The nearest railway station is now Moreton-in-Marsh (approximately 4 miles from Stow). This station is on the Cotswold Line from Hereford to London Paddington. An alternative is Kingham railway station (approximately 5 miles from Stow) on the same line.
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Places to Visit: Caravanning in the Cotswolds
This week we took our touring caravan to The Cotswolds and stayed in a Caravan and Camping Club site near Bourton-on-the-Water. It was our first trip to the area and we were blown away by the ‘chocolate box’ towns. We spent our time stopping around two areas, soaking up the atmosphere and views of the many quintessentially English villages. We started with a top breakfast at The Hollow Bottom in Guiting Power, followed up with a saunter over to Lower Slaughter and then Bourton-on-the-Water. We feel like we barely scratched the surface and will be sure to return.
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Moreton-in-Marsh CC Site Floods in 2007
Remembering the floods at Moreton-in-Marsh on 20th July 2007. I didn't film the worst bit. The village was devastated!
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Relax and enjoy a delightful lunch in the Cotswolds on a day trip from London.
Escape London for lunch in the Cotswolds! Explore the beautiful villages and quaint towns at your leisure. After lunch, visit Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
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