One of the many antique shops lining
the picturesque village green
The stocks still sit upon the green.
Those found guilty of minor crimes would be forced to sit with
their legs imprisoned in the holes.
This little alley leads away from
the entrance to the church. Bookshops and antique stores line
the alley.
One of the lovely shops
Historic St Edward's church, where
prisoners taken in the Battle of Stow were kept after the battle.
The south porch of the church
Look closely - what you see here
is the north door of the church set between two tree trunks.
This is the fireplace in The Royalist
Hotel reputedly the oldest inn in England (987AD),. To the left
in this photo are "witch's marks", medieval symbols
meant to ward off spells.
Looking from Stow on the Wold towards
the nearby village of Oddington
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