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Visit Moreton in the Marsh
Visit Moreton in the Marsh as it is a very lively, typical Cotswold's market town dating back 1000 years to Saxon times. The name "Moreton" derives from "Farmstead on the Moor," while "Marsh" may be a corruption of “march”, which means "boundary." A mile west of Moreton the Four Shires Stone marks what was the boundary of the historic counties of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Oxfordshire.
Moreton is located at the junction of the Roman Fosse Way (now the A429) and the A44 and has a railway station on the Cotswold line. In the nineteenth century the town was also the southern terminus of the horse-drawn Stratford and Moreton Tramway. The town's environs are quite flat and low-lying. During World War II, a large area of this flat land to the east of the town was made into an airfield and used by Wellington Bombers. The airfield may have inspired the title of the radio show Much Binding in the Marsh.
Visit Moreton in the Marsh as it has many buildings in characteristic Cotswold stone, numerous antique shops and several hotels, including The Manor House Hotel, an enchanting 16th century Cotswold retreat. A Caravan Club site is a short walk east on the Broadway road (A44), past a museum devoted to the Wellington bomber . Other local attactions include Batsford Arboretum (near Batsford village)and the “onion-domed” Sezincote house and gardens.
Moreton is easily accessible from London by car and with the advantage of its own railway station the train from Paddington in central London is 1 hour 20 minutes journey. This makes Moreton the perfect stepping stone to this idyllic part of rural England.
Visit Moreton in the Marsh
Moreton is located at the junction of the Roman Fosse Way (now the A429) and the A44 and has a railway station on the Cotswold line. In the nineteenth century the town was also the southern terminus of the horse-drawn Stratford and Moreton Tramway. The town's environs are quite flat and low-lying. During World War II, a large area of this flat land to the east of the town was made into an airfield and used by Wellington Bombers. The airfield may have inspired the title of the radio show Much Binding in the Marsh.
Visit Moreton in the Marsh as it has many buildings in characteristic Cotswold stone, numerous antique shops and several hotels, including The Manor House Hotel, an enchanting 16th century Cotswold retreat. A Caravan Club site is a short walk east on the Broadway road (A44), past a museum devoted to the Wellington bomber . Other local attactions include Batsford Arboretum (near Batsford village)and the “onion-domed” Sezincote house and gardens.
Moreton is easily accessible from London by car and with the advantage of its own railway station the train from Paddington in central London is 1 hour 20 minutes journey. This makes Moreton the perfect stepping stone to this idyllic part of rural England.
Visit Moreton in the Marsh
