Historic Towns and Villages in Gloucestershire

The village of Ozleworth is located in an isolated valley a few miles from Wootton-under-Edge in the heart of the southern Cotswolds. The manor house of Ozleworth Park dates to the 18th century, but it incorporates a much earlier dwelling. Nearby is Newark Park, a fabulous Tudor manor house extended in the 17th century. The parish church of St Nicholas is a 12th-century building extended in the 14th century. It is no longer used for regular worship. Near the village is Ozleworth Bottom, a low-lying area rich in plant and animal life.
Ozleworth, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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Sometimes called, 'The Queen of the Cotswolds', the picture-perfect town of Painswick is known for its annual 'Clypping ceremony', which involves the children of the parish embracing the church, singing hymns, and carrying nosegays of flowers. Attractions include Painswick Rococo Gardens.
Painswick, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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Quenington is a small Cotswold village on the peaceful River Coln, near Bibury. At the heart of the village is the parish church of St. Swithin, notable for a superbly carved Norman doorway and tympanum.
Quenington, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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Randwick is a small village near Stroud, in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds, and is famous for a traditional annual festival, the Randwick Wap. The Wap, which dates back to the medieval period, combines a colourful procession by costumed characters, dunking the mayor in the duckpond, and cheese-rolling. The parish church of St John the Baptist is a medieval building with a 14th-century tower and several good 18th-century monuments. More Hall is a 15th/16th-century house later converted into a convent.
Randwick, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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A small Cotswold village north of Cirencester, home of Rendcomb College, a public school housed in an Italianate mansion. The 12th-century parish church has one of the most beautifully carved Norman fonts in England.
Rendcomb, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 7HE

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Heritage Highlight: St Peter's church boasts a fabulous Norman font

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A pretty hillside village in the north Cotswolds, near Broadway. Like so many of its neighbours, Snowshill is full of charm, with lovely golden-toned stone cottages clustered around the sloping churchyard and green. The church of St Barnabas mostly 19th century, though it looks older, and boasts a 15th-century octagonal font.Snowshill is best known for the National Trust's Snowshill Manor, a lovely Tudor manor on the foundations of a medieval monastery.
Snowshill, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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Somerford Keynes is a pretty village in the Cotswold Water Park south of Cirencester. The village grew up in the late 7th century when the estate was owned by Malmesbury Abbey. A Saxon doorway survives in the 13th-century parish church of All Saints, which stands beside the medieval manor house.
Spine Road (West), Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 6EW

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Heritage Highlight: The 7th-century church of All Saints

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Stanton is a picture postcard Cotswold village in north Gloucestershire, just south of Broadway. There are great tourist attractions here - the attraction is the lovely Cotswold stone cottages and the countryside setting. By the side of the road is a medieval cross shaft, topped by a 17th-century sundial. At one end of the village is Stanton Court, a 17th-century manor. The parish church of St Michael and All Angels dates to the 12th century.
Stanton, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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One of the most wonderful sights in the north Cotswolds is coming around the final bend in the road leading into the village of Stanway and seeing the ornate entrance to Stanway Manor beside the medieval parish church of St Peter. It's a classic view, and one that defines Stanway. The manor is home to Stanway Water Gardens and the highest fountain in Europe.
Stanway, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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A historic market town in the north Cotswolds, complete with the oldest inn in England (haunted, of course), a village green with medieval stocks, and a plethora of antique shops around the green. Stow-on-the-Wold stands on the old Roman Fosse Way. The town was the site of the final battle of the Civil War, and prisoners were held overnight in St Edward's parish church.
Stow on the Wold, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

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