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Bourton on the Hill

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Population
  
391 (2011)

Region
  
South West

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Local time
  
Friday 9:34 AM

Post town
  
Moreton-in-Marsh

OS grid reference
  
SP1732

Country
  
England

Postcode district
  
GL56

Shire county
  
Gloucestershire

UK parliament constituency
  
The Cotswolds

Bourton-on-the-Hill

Weather
  
6°C, Wind SE at 23 km/h, 96% Humidity

Bourton-on-the-Hill is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, and about 2 miles (3 km) west of Moreton-in-Marsh. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 288. The village overlooks the surrounding hills of the Cotswolds and lies on the Heart of England Way, which heads southwards to Bourton-on-the-Water and northwards to Cannock Chase. The village is also connected by a footpath to the Cotswold Way, via Blockley and Chipping Camden.

Map of Bourton-on-the-Hill, Moreton-in-Marsh, UK


Bourton-on-the-Hill is home to many beautiful buildings including the Grade I listed St. Lawrence's Church, Slatters Cottage, a stone cottage dating back to the 17th century, Horseshoe Cottage, a 3-storey stone cottage dating back to the 1750s and a public house, the Horse and Groom which is consistently rated among the finest of its type in the Cotswolds.


Bourton-on-the-Hill is also home to several attractions, for example the Batsford Arboretum, the Cotswold Falconry Centre and Bourton House and Gardens and it is also within walking distance of the house and gardens at Sezincote.

References

Bourton-on-the-Hill Wikipedia