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Ashbury

Ashbury is a village and parish in the Faringdon district of Berks. The village stands near the Ridgeway, three miles from Shrivenham where there is a post office. The parish includes also the tythings of Idstone and Odstone and the hamlet of Kingstone-Winslow. The church is partly Norman and partly decorated English.

Ashton Keynes

Ashton Keynes is twinned with the French village of Grandchamp Des Fontaines. The Horse and Jockey Pub reflects the life of the village throughout the years and is still the heart of the community. There are many beautiful houses and some excellent examples of Cotswold stone buildings, especially along Back Street, with some equally impressive abodes along Gosditch and the High Road. Ashton Keynes Primary School is a Church of England Voluntary Controlled School. Thamesdown Transport provides great links to both Swindon and Cirencester.

Bishopstone

Bishopstone is a stunning village Parish situated seven miles east of Swindon in north Wiltshire and comprises the villages of Hinton Parva, Bishopstone and Russley Park. Bishopstone has its own website which shows that there is plenty of activity in this community and those of its neighbours. The Village Hall is well used and hosts exercise classes, country dancing, a lunch club and a quiz night. There is also a cricket club.

Cricklade

Cricklade is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire in England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester. There is a large clock called the Jubilee clock which was erected in 1898 in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee the preceding year. It stands outside The Vale Hotel in the High Street where the Town Cross once stood. Cricklade has many public houses and a real family atmosphere in the town. The list of popular meeting points are The Vale, The Old Bear, The White Hart, The White Lion, The Red Lion, The White Horse Member's Club and the Leisure Centre. St Sampson’s is the local primary and secondary school, however Cricklade also has a private school called Prior Park. Local bus services are available to take you into Swindon or Cirencester.

Fairford

Fairford is a small town in Gloucestershire; it lies on the Cotswold on the River Coln. Nearby are RAF Fairford and the Cotswold Water Park. The town has Farmer’s Comprehensive School along with primary school Fairford Primary. Each year RAF Fairford hosts the world's largest military air show the Royal International Air Tattoo. The event brings a large boost to the economy of the town and surrounding areas.

Highworth

Highworth is a market town located near Swindon. It is often described as the "gateway to the Cotswolds". The houses are mainly built of stone from local quarries, with a sprinkling of elegant brick properties all centered around the church. Highworth has Highworth Warneford Secondary School and Southfield Primary School.

Lechlade

Lechlade, or Lechlade-on-Thames, is a town at the southern edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire. There are several pubs, some antique shops, a convenience store, food outlets, a garden centre and a Christmas shop located there. Lechlade has a number of youth activities, most of them centered around the Memorial Hall and the adjacent Lechlade Pavilion Hall. Behind the Town Hall are large playing fields, an astro turf pitch, a skate park and a playground.

Shrivenham

Shrivenham is a large village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, close to the boundary with Wiltshire; it is in the Vale of White Horse, between Swindon and Faringdon. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. Shrivenham features many thatched cottages, stone walls, an ancient pump and a Norman parish church. It has two traditional and historic public houses, the Barrington Arms and the Prince of Wales. Each year the village holds the Shrivenham Village Fete which has been an annual event for 30 years.

Somerford Keynes

Somerford Keynes is a small village in Gloucestershire, close to the River Thames and Thames Path, a couple of miles from its source and close to the Cotswold Water Park. It is on the boundary with Wiltshire, midway between Cirencester, Swindon and Malmesbury. Somerford Keynes is also the name of a character in the Rutshire Chronicles books by Jilly Cooper.

Latton

Latton is a village near Cricklade in Wiltshire. The Church of England parish church of Saint John the Baptist is a Grade I listed building. There is a village hall and a park but no shop or post office.

Watchfield

Watchfield is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse, about three miles from Highworth. The Vale of White Horse was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. Watchfield consists partly of military accommodation. Local amenities include The Eagle and College Farm public houses, a Post Office, a Midcounties Co-operative convenience store, a unisex hairdresser, optician, a McDonald's, a Subway, and a small industrial estate. A wind farm, owned by the community-owned Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative, came online in March 2008 and was formally opened in May 2008 on the site of the former RAF Watchfield near the village. It consists of five 1.3 MW turbines and is described by its promoters as the UK's largest community-owned wind farm.

Cirencester

Cirencester lies on the lower dip slopes of the Cotswold Hills. The town is split into five main areas: the town centre, the suburbs of Chesterton, Stratton (originally villages outside the town), Watermoor and The Beeches. The village of Siddington to the south-west of the town is now almost connected to Watermoor. The town serves as a centre for surrounding villages, providing employment, amenities, shops, commerce and education. The town and the surrounding area have several primary schools and two secondary schools - Deer Park School located on the Stroud Road and Kingshill School off the London Road. It also offers an independent school, catering for 3-18 year olds, Rendcomb College. The town used to have a 500 year old grammar school, which in 1966 joined with secondary school Cirencester Deer Park School. In 1991 Cirencester College was created, taking over the sixth form of Deer Park; it is located adjacent to Deer Park School. The town also hosts the Royal Agricultural College.

Bibury

Bibury is a charming, typical Cotswold village just a short drive from The Capital of the Cotswolds. Bibury was once described by William Morris (1834-96) as "the most beautiful village in England". Attractions in Bibury include Arlington Row, a row of weavers cottages built of local stone next to the River Coln, the Bibury Trout Farm, the Saxon Church, and the Church of St Mary. The River Coln flows through Bibury sandwiched between the main village street and an expanse of boggy watermeadow known as Rack Isle. With Arlington Row as a backdrop, it makes one of the most picturesque scenes you will find in the Cotswolds.

Daglingworth

Daglingworth is a Gloucestershire village in the Duntisbourne Valley, England, near the A417 road connecting Gloucester and Cirencester. The Church of The Holy Rood in the village is a Saxon church with well-preserved stone carvings, including a Saxon crucifixion tablet dating to 1015.

Quenington

Quenington is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, about eight miles east of Cirencester. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 566. Dom Joly is a resident of Quenington & Elizabeth Hurley lives four miles outside of the village.

Down Ampney

Down Ampney is a medium-sized village located in the Cotswold district in Gloucestershire. It is off the A417 which runs between Cirencester and Faringdon (in Oxfordshire) on the A420. The Old Vicarage in Down Ampney was the birthplace of Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1872. The church has a stained glass window in commemoration of the planes that flew from the airfield for the Battle of Arnhem in 1944. A tune he composed (used for the hymn "Come Down, O Love Divine") is titled "Down Ampney" in its honour. Aside from the airfield, a school older than 150 years, a multi-use games area for younger residents, a tennis club, a village hall, a small village shop, and the abovementioned church which evidently dates back to before the bubonic plague, are also present in the current arrangement of the village.

Poulton

Poulton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire, approximately 24 miles to the south-east of Gloucester. It lies in the south of the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 398.

Meysey Hampton

Meysey Hampton (also known as Maisey Hampton or Maiseyhampton) is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, approximately 30 miles to the south-east of Gloucester. Meysey Hampton lies in the southern part of the Cotswolds. Close to the border with Wiltshire, it is situated on the A417 and is located about six miles east of Cirencester and two miles west of Fairford. Villages nearby include Poulton, Ampney St. Peter, Ampney St. Mary, Down Ampney, Marston Meysey, Totterdown and Honeycombe Leaze. Meysey Hampton has one primary school Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School, which is a voluntary controlled school for children from the ages of 5–11. In 2006, the school had approximately 102 pupils.

Woodmancote

Woodmancote is the name of three villages in Gloucestershire. The largest village lies near Cheltenham at the foot of Cleeve Hill and to the east of Bishop's Cleeve. It has local clubs for children and teenagers to participate in such as Woodmancote Cricket Club and 1st Woodmancote Beavers, Cubs and Scout groups.