Cotswolds

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It's sheep country and they had to prevent sheep coming into the church yard - luckily I wasn't as wide as the sheep and managed to squeeze through

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Numerous gardens, but I didn't know they even grow their own tennis balls for Wimbledon!!!

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The stone roof tops easily get covered in moss and other plants.  Eventually, they will have to be replaced.

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You see many thatched roofs in the Cotswold.  

http://www.jemraisonthatcher.co.uk/A-Brief-History-Of-Thatching/

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One of thirteen chalk horses found in the area.


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Miss Marple, are you home?  There's been a murder at...

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Standing stones of Avebury. 

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 Burial mounds dot the landscape.

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The Cotswold Way is a National Trail 102 miles long, passing through many villages and close to historic sites.  I found this sign post by Stanway House Manor.  I guess the trail runs through the grounds.


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