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The Cotswolds (/ ˈ k ɒ t s w oʊ l d z, ˈ k ɒ t s w əl d z / KOTS-wohldz, KOTS-wəldz) [1] is a region of central South West England, along a range of rolling hills that rise from the meadows of the upper River Thames to an escarpment above the Severn Valley and the Vale of Evesham.
1955 OS map of Clifton Down and Durdham Down. Clifton Down is an area of public open space in Bristol, England, north of the village of Clifton.With its neighbour Durdham Down to the north and east, it constitutes the large area known as The Downs, much used for leisure including walking and team sports.
Locator map of the Cotswolds range of hills in central and western England. Located in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, and Worcestershire.
1848 chart showing the position of the Downs off the coast of Kent. NB: depths are in fathoms. The Downs is a roadstead (an area of sheltered, favourable sea) in the southern North Sea near the English Channel, off the east Kent coast in southern England, between the North and the South Foreland, near the town of Deal.
The parish falls within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset which was created in 1996, as established by the Local Government Act 1992.It provides a single tier of local government with responsibility for almost all local government functions within its area including local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs ...
The village and parish lies within the Cotswolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village is 10 miles (16 km) east-southeast from the city and county town of Gloucester , and on a 1,000 yards (900 m) east to west section (defined by road entry signs) of the A435 road , which runs locally between Cheltenham 6 miles (10 km ...
The downs are named after the village Cranborne, founded by the Saxons, which had a manor house and a small monastery. The word "chase" comes from the hunts, frequented by royalty (including Kings John, Henry VIII and James I), which took place on the downs. [12] The first known owner of the chase is thought to have been Brictric.
Cotswold Outdoor, Southside Wandsworth, London. Outdoor and Cycle Concepts Ltd, [1] trading as Cotswold Outdoor, is an outdoor recreation retailer in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It is a trading brand of Outdoor and Cycle Concepts Limited, who also own the Snow and Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need chains of shops. [2]