Cotswolds

The largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the UK

Houses were typically made with honey coloured Oolithic Limestone

Even has a yew hedge over 300 years old and standing over 40 ft high

Cirencester is the capital of the area, with it`s sleek modern cathedral 

One drystone wall is as long as the Great Wall of China!

Traditional cheese rolling event down Coopers Hill in Birdlip

Stone circle dating back 5000 years and know as The Rollrite Stones

Word Cotswold,  derives from cot meaning sheep and wold meaning hill

Oldest pub in England found in Stow-on-the-Wold and dates from 947

Local sheep breed known as Cotswold Lion, once clothed most of England

During WW11, 2000 evacuees children from London were sent to Cirencester

Spectacular countryside full of gardens, woodlands and historical heritage.

(C) Lissie`s Poems 2023

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