Ebrington
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Ebrington is a village
Village
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 and civil parish
Civil parish
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 in 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
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. It has narrow lanes and tiny streets of Cotswold
Cotswolds
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 stone houses and cottages, many of which are thatched.

A manor has existed at Ebrington for several centuries, it was owned by the Fortescue family who also had estates in Exmoor. The ancient church of St. Eadburgha shows many monuments to the family including one to Sir John Fortescue in his robes as Lord Chief Justice. Sir John died in 1476. The church is mainly Perpendicular with some Norman work remaining in the north and south doorwars, of its other treasures the church shows a 17th-century canopied pulpit and medieval stained glass windows.

Just a short distance from Ebrington is the National Trust
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
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 property of Hidcote Manor whose Cotswold
Cotswolds
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in west-central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, an area across and long. The area has been designated as the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...

gardens are said to be the most beautiful gardens of the 20th-century. It is also only 2 miles (3.2 km) from Chipping Campden (the "jewel of the Cotswolds" so a perfect place to explore the Cotswolds, whether by car or on foot.

There is an award-winning pub called The Ebrington Arms at the centre of the village. It is the hub of village life and traditional in style with flagstones and roaring open fires, dating from 1640. The pub has been voted the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) North Cotswolds Pub of the Year in 2009, 2010 and 2011. www.theebringtonarms.co.uk
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