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The Cotswolds is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty extending from Chipping Campden in the North to Bath in the South.  Most old limestone houses and cottages are listed buildings.

The Oolite Limestone quarried from this region has been used in the construction of St Paul's Cathedral in London, Melbourne Cathedral in Australia and many of the colleges in nearby Oxford.

 Stow on the Wold, which is renowned for its antique shops, has retained its market square with houses, inns and shops all built in the mellow Cotswold stone. The town has a long history and probably dates from a fortified settlement on top of the hill or Wold. The Roman Fosse Way passes through Stow and the medieval Market Cross is reminiscent of times when up to 20,000 sheep were sold here.

 
 

 
 

Upper and Lower Slaughter are two secluded and very pretty villages just a few miles from Stow on the Wold. The name ‘Slaughter’ has no violent connections but originates from the Old English for ‘slough’, which is a wet area. There is a working water mill which is now a small museum in Lower Slaughter; and in Upper Slaughter there is St Mary’s – a tiny church. A circular walk around both villages is a distance of just over two miles.

  
 

Lower Slaughter

 
 

Oddington village dates from Saxon times when it was a cultivated Manor and the church of St Nicholas dates back to the 11th Century although it was extended by the Normans and then later still was partly rebuilt in Gothic Style.  The church possesses an important 14th century wall painting of The Last Judgement  or 'Doom'. Oddington is a mile and half from Stow on the Wold.

 

  

            
            Last Updated, 13 April 2008