A-Z of the Cotswolds: Places-People-History

The Cotswold Hills run in a large swathe through south central England, chiefly in Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, but also parts of Somerset, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. The local limestone characterises the area, providing the main building material for its towns and villages. The rolling hills were ideal for sheep farming in the Middle Ages and the area became a prosperous centre of the wool trade, with many fine buildings including churches dating from this period as we...