Bourton-on-the-Hill
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Bourton-on-the-Hill is a village and civil parish
in the Cotswold
district of Gloucestershire
, England
, about two miles west of Moreton-in-Marsh
. According to the 2001 Census
it had a population of 309.
The village is very picturesque with views over the surrounding rolling hills of the Cotswold
s. It has many pretty cottages, such as Slatters Cottage, a stone cottage dating back to the 17th century which is available for self catering holiday lets. It has one public house, the award-winning Horse and Groom "gastropub".
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Cotswold
Cotswold (district)
Cotswold is a local government district in Gloucestershire in England. It is named after the wider Cotswolds region. Its main town is Cirencester....
district of Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, about two miles west of Moreton-in-Marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh is a town and civil parish in northeastern Gloucestershire, England. The town is at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road and the A44. The parish and environs are relatively flat and low-lying compared with the surrounding Cotswold Hills...
. According to the 2001 Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
it had a population of 309.
The village is very picturesque with views over the surrounding rolling hills of the Cotswold
Cotswold (district)
Cotswold is a local government district in Gloucestershire in England. It is named after the wider Cotswolds region. Its main town is Cirencester....
s. It has many pretty cottages, such as Slatters Cottage, a stone cottage dating back to the 17th century which is available for self catering holiday lets. It has one public house, the award-winning Horse and Groom "gastropub".