The Cotswolds are a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the "heart of England", a hilly area reaching nearly 300 m or 1000 feet. The area has been designated as the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Cotswolds lie within the current ceremonial counties of England of Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire. The county of Gloucestershire forms the largest area of the Cotswolds. == Description == The spine of the Cotswolds runs southwest to northeast through six counties (see note above), particularly Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, and southern Warwickshire. The northern and western edges of the Cotswolds are marked by steep escarpments down to the Severn river and the River Avon, Warwickshire, the eastern boundary by the city of Oxford (the city of dreaming spires), the west by Stroud, England, and the south by the middle reaches of the Thames Valley and towns such as Cirencester, Lechlade and Fairford. However, key features of the area, including the characteristic uplift of the 'Cotswold Edge' can be clearly seen as far south as Bath. The area is characterised by attractive small towns and villages built of the underlying rock, known as ''Cotswold stone'' (a yellow oolite limestone). In the Middle Ages, the Cotswolds were prosperous from the wool trade, some of this money was put into the building of churches, so the area has a number of large, handsome Cotswold stone "wool churches". The area remains affluent and has attracted wealthy Londoners and others who own second homes in the area or have chosen to retire to the Cotswolds. Typical Cotswold towns are Broadway,_Worcestershire, Burford, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, Cirencester, Moreton-in-Marsh and Stow-on-the-Wold. The Cotswold village of Chipping Campden is notable for being the home of the Arts and Crafts movement, founded by William Morris at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. William Morris lived, occasionally, in Broadway Tower a folly now in country park. == Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty == The Cotswolds were designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1966, with an expansion on 21 December 1990 to 2046 square kilometres. The AONB runs from the high Cotswolds, around Bredon Hill and Chipping Campden in the north, then south along the spine of high ground to the River Avon, Bristol at Bath. The Cotswold Way is a long-distance footpath (approx 103 miles) running the length of the AONB. == Transport == The M5 motorway and Cross Country Route rail line run north - south close to the western boundary of the area. The M4 motorway and Great Western Main Line cross the area in the south as do the A40 road and Cotswold Line in the north. Cheltenham is a hub for National Express coach services. == Note on counties == Between 1974 and 1995 parts of the AONB fell within the newly formed administrative and ceremonial County of Avon. After 1995 Avon was divided between four administrative unitary authorities with 'shadow county' status, the relevant ones for the AONB being South Gloucestershire and Bath and North-East Somerset. For ceremonial purposes these counties are returned to their pre-1974 Lord-lieutenant. == See also == *Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England *Geology of the United Kingdom *UK topics == External links == *[http://www.cotswoldsaonb.com/ Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Website] *[http://www.the-cotswolds.org/ The Cotswolds] - Tourist guide *[http://www.cotswolds.info/ Cotswolds Info] - Tourist guide *[http://www.thisisthecotswolds.co.uk/ This is the Cotswolds] - Local news and information *[http://www.navito.co.uk/cotswolds/ Guide to the Cotswolds from Navito UK] - Introduction to the Cotswolds plus searchable database for locating Cotswolds pubs, hotels and other businesses and a book shop for maps and books about the Cotswolds. Gloucestershire Oxfordshire Warwickshire Hills of the Midlands Hills of South West England
== Counties == What does the term 'counties' signify here? If recent administative then there should be at least two more, South Glos., and BANES. If recent ceremonial it should include Avon. The list given only makes sense as the counties list in a very limited time-frame. User:Linuxlad 22:56, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC) (resident of South Glos.) :The convention has grown up on Wikipedia that when describing geographical locations in England (such as the Cotswolds) we use the current ceremonial counties of England. The main justification is that these are (a) formally defined and (b) commonly understood. The alternative of traditional counties of England fail tests (a). The alternative of administrative counties of England fails test (b), especially since HMG made such an inconsistent pigs-ear of the way it went about creating unitary authorities (eg. some unitaries were given administrative county status, others were not even though the administrative county they were previously in was abolished). :On that basis, I think the previous list of counties was correct, in that South Gloucestershire is part of the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire and BANES is part of the ceremonial county of Somerset. I will clarify this in the article. -- User:Chris j wood 12:00, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC) ::Ah, I see you already had. I've put a brief clarification in the 'where' para of the header section, and moved the substance of your clarification to separate section, as I didn't think exact county details merited the prominence of its own paragraph in the header section. -- User:Chris j wood 12:09, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC) If that's WP policy, well so be it - If so it's the first time I've seen it thus stated. In an area like this (10 miles North of Bristol) the policy does NOT appear the most sensible one and has a rather antidiluvian feel! I'd have thought most people would have expected the use of admin counties. I doubt most people in South Glos have the slightest idea which man with the feathered hat is theirs! (later - just checked with wife and 17yr old son. Both gave their county as South Glos and had not the slighest idea which ceremonial county they were in - and I only know because I was a councillor during the pre-1995 review, and noted the recommendation on L/Ls as being potentially confusing.) Usage of ceremonial counties is thus a policy you are doomed to explain afresh each usage! User:Linuxlad 08:38, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC) ==Pictures== A blurred picture of some trees and sky - surely this cannot be notable! User:CustardJack 13:05, 10 May 2005 (UTC) :It's the article that has to be notable, not any images. The photo is supposed to convey what it is like to travel through the Cotswolds. I'm happy to delete it if the consensus is that the photograph isn't appropriate. --User:Etimbo | User talk:Etimbo 14:44, 16 May 2005 (UTC) ::It adds nothing to the article, and should not be there, IMO. User:Grinner 15:19, May 16, 2005 (UTC)
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The Cotswolds are a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the "heart of England", a hilly area reaching nearly 300 m or 1000 feet. The area has been designated as the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Cotswolds lie within the current ceremonial counties of England of Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire. The county of Gloucestershire forms the largest area of the Cotswolds. == Description == The spine of the Cotswolds runs southwest to northeast through six counties (see note above), particularly Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, and southern Warwickshire. The northern and western edges of the Cotswolds are marked by steep escarpments down to the Severn river and the River Avon, Warwickshire, the eastern boundary by the city of Oxford (the city of dreaming spires), the west by Stroud, England, and the south by the middle reaches of the Thames Valley and towns such as Cirencester, Lechlade and Fairford. However, key features of the area, including the characteristic uplift of the 'Cotswold Edge' can be clearly seen as far south as Bath. The area is characterised by attractive small towns and villages built of the underlying rock, known as ''Cotswold stone'' (a yellow oolite limestone). In the Middle Ages, the Cotswolds were prosperous from the wool trade, some of this money was put into the building of churches, so the area has a number of large, handsome Cotswold stone "wool churches". The area remains affluent and has attracted wealthy Londoners and others who own second homes in the area or have chosen to retire to the Cotswolds. Typical Cotswold towns are Broadway,_Worcestershire, Burford, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, Cirencester, Moreton-in-Marsh and Stow-on-the-Wold. The Cotswold village of Chipping Campden is notable for being the home of the Arts and Crafts movement, founded by William Morris at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. William Morris lived, occasionally, in Broadway Tower a folly now in country park. == Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty == The Cotswolds were designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1966, with an expansion on 21 December 1990 to 2046 square kilometres. The AONB runs from the high Cotswolds, around Bredon Hill and Chipping Campden in the north, then south along the spine of high ground to the River Avon, Bristol at Bath. The Cotswold Way is a long-distance footpath (approx 103 miles) running the length of the AONB. == Transport == The M5 motorway and Cross Country Route rail line run north - south close to the western boundary of the area. The M4 motorway and Great Western Main Line cross the area in the south as do the A40 road and Cotswold Line in the north. Cheltenham is a hub for National Express coach services. == Note on counties == Between 1974 and 1995 parts of the AONB fell within the newly formed administrative and ceremonial County of Avon. After 1995 Avon was divided between four administrative unitary authorities with 'shadow county' status, the relevant ones for the AONB being South Gloucestershire and Bath and North-East Somerset. For ceremonial purposes these counties are returned to their pre-1974 Lord-lieutenant. == See also == *Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England *Geology of the United Kingdom *UK topics == External links == *[http://www.cotswoldsaonb.com/ Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Website] *[http://www.the-cotswolds.org/ The Cotswolds] - Tourist guide *[http://www.cotswolds.info/ Cotswolds Info] - Tourist guide *[http://www.thisisthecotswolds.co.uk/ This is the Cotswolds] - Local news and information *[http://www.navito.co.uk/cotswolds/ Guide to the Cotswolds from Navito UK] - Introduction to the Cotswolds plus searchable database for locating Cotswolds pubs, hotels and other businesses and a book shop for maps and books about the Cotswolds. Gloucestershire Oxfordshire Warwickshire Hills of the Midlands Hills of South West England
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== Counties == What does the term 'counties' signify here? If recent administative then there should be at least two more, South Glos., and BANES. If recent ceremonial it should include Avon. The list given only makes sense as the counties list in a very limited time-frame. User:Linuxlad 22:56, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC) (resident of South Glos.) :The convention has grown up on Wikipedia that when describing geographical locations in England (such as the Cotswolds) we use the current ceremonial counties of England. The main justification is that these are (a) formally defined and (b) commonly understood. The alternative of traditional counties of England fail tests (a). The alternative of administrative counties of England fails test (b), especially since HMG made such an inconsistent pigs-ear of the way it went about creating unitary authorities (eg. some unitaries were given administrative county status, others were not even though the administrative county they were previously in was abolished). :On that basis, I think the previous list of counties was correct, in that South Gloucestershire is part of the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire and BANES is part of the ceremonial county of Somerset. I will clarify this in the article. -- User:Chris j wood 12:00, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC) ::Ah, I see you already had. I've put a brief clarification in the 'where' para of the header section, and moved the substance of your clarification to separate section, as I didn't think exact county details merited the prominence of its own paragraph in the header section. -- User:Chris j wood 12:09, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC) If that's WP policy, well so be it - If so it's the first time I've seen it thus stated. In an area like this (10 miles North of Bristol) the policy does NOT appear the most sensible one and has a rather antidiluvian feel! I'd have thought most people would have expected the use of admin counties. I doubt most people in South Glos have the slightest idea which man with the feathered hat is theirs! (later - just checked with wife and 17yr old son. Both gave their county as South Glos and had not the slighest idea which ceremonial county they were in - and I only know because I was a councillor during the pre-1995 review, and noted the recommendation on L/Ls as being potentially confusing.) Usage of ceremonial counties is thus a policy you are doomed to explain afresh each usage! User:Linuxlad 08:38, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC) ==Pictures== A blurred picture of some trees and sky - surely this cannot be notable! User:CustardJack 13:05, 10 May 2005 (UTC) :It's the article that has to be notable, not any images. The photo is supposed to convey what it is like to travel through the Cotswolds. I'm happy to delete it if the consensus is that the photograph isn't appropriate. --User:Etimbo | User talk:Etimbo 14:44, 16 May 2005 (UTC) ::It adds nothing to the article, and should not be there, IMO. User:Grinner 15:19, May 16, 2005 (UTC)
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