This pleasant little market town, set beside the upper reaches of the Thames, is dominated by the elegant spire of the beautiful parish church of St.Lawrence..
The village of Hannington occupies a lovely landscape in the deep countryside between Highworth and the village of Castle Eaton on the Thames Path...
Fairford was granted a market charter in the year 1135 but it is believed that village has its origins way back in the Bronze Age. Its beautiful church is world famous for having the most complete set of Medieval stained glass windows of any parish church in the United Kingdom..
Just as fish abound in the water along this stretch of the Thames, so too, do pretty Cotswold stone cottages and delightful country houses...
This village in the fertile Coln Valley has the prestige of being one of the 10 most desirable villages in England...
Burford is an attractive Cotswold town in the Oxfordshire part of the Cotswolds, with a famous High Street that slopes down to a three-arched medieval bridge that carries traffic.....
Minster Lovell, in its beautiful dream-like setting against the gently rising Cotswold landscape, has a history stretching back to Saxon times...
The village of Ashbury is located in a lovely scenic area where the borders of south Oxfordshire meet with Wiltshire. It is one of a string of villages along the White Horse.....
William Morris, the 19th-century artist and poet thought Bibury to be the most beautiful village in England...
The village of Standlake is situated 5 miles south of the market town of Witney, and 10 miles to the south-west of Oxford. The village is situated along the river Windrush which.....
Great Barrington occupies a lovely position in the magnificent valley of the River Windrush. It is a quiet, tranquil spot, sprinkled with picturesque Cotswold cottages...
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Lying in the northern reaches of Wiltshire, the historic town of Cricklade has many visual delights...
Historically this is an old village with a history of Saxons and Romans, it was then a village of some importance, unlike today when it has been almost swallowed up by the urban sprawl of Swindon, Wiltshire's largest industrial town...
Wantage is a small historic market town in Oxfordshire, famous for being the birthplace of King Alfred the Great, who was born there during the 9th century, though the site of the.....
The town is utterly beguiling, it has many beautiful old timber frame cottages and some handsome houses of mellow cotswold stone...
This is an attractive large village lying to the edge of the Marlborough Downs, its inclusion in the Doomsday Book indicates at that time it was a village of some importance...
Originally known in Roman times as Corinium Dobunorum, the town of Cirencester in those far off day's was the second largest town in England...
Bourton on the Water is a beautiful Cotswold village often referred to as ‘The Venice of the Cotswolds’ or ‘Little Venice’ as it center’s around the river Windrush, a.....
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The beautiful Vale of the White Horse is the region lying between the River Thames and the Berkshire Downs. It is an area.....
Memorabilia of Uffington and district ranging from pre-historic and Roman times up to the present. Information on recent digs at.....
The Tolsey Museum can be found in the center of town at the ancient Burford crossroads, the main center of Burfords old market.....
Burford Parish Church is one the most beautiful and interesting churches in England. The building of the present church began in.....
This charming rural water mill was built in the local timber and weather-boarded style with a hipped roof and dates from 1807. .....
The ruins of Minster Lovell Hall stand in an attractive position on the banks of the River Windrush. Despite speculation, the.....
The ground floor displays tell the story of Witney's history with special emphasis on the Blanket Industry, school life and.....
Cogges Manor Farm Museum is closed to day visitors for the 2010 season. Management of the site is being passed to a new Trust......
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Bourton on the Water has a replica of itself built in traditional local cotswold stone. The Model Village is built to one-ninth.....
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Displays of Hendred's Millenium history housed in a Grade one Listed ex-Carthusian Chapel (15th Century)...
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Abingdon museum is housed in the centre of this ancient town in the spectacular 17th century County Hall. It includes displays.....
Abingdon Abbey was founded in 675 and demolished following Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. During the life of the.....
Home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace has been awarded Historic Attraction of the Year 2002 and is birthplace of.....
This beautiful church was built somewhere between the 11th and 15th century. The tower is 88ft high and was completed in 1447. It.....
Built in 1845 as the university Galleries, this Museum became home to the Ashmolean collection in 1894. The museums present.....
Opened in 1860 as a home for the teaching of natural science in Oxford. The Museum, with its glass-roofed court, naturalistic.....
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