Introduction
134km (83 miles) NW of London; 6.5km (4 miles) N of Stow-on-the-Wold; 11km (7 miles) S of Chipping Campden; 27km (17 miles) S of Stratford-upon-Avon
This is no swampland, as the name implies. Marsh derives from an old word meaning "border," so you won't be wading through wetlands to get here. Moreton is a real Cotswold market town that is at its most bustling on Tuesday morning, when farmers and craftspeople from the surrounding area flood the town to sell their wares and produce.
An important stopover along the old Roman road, Fosse Way, as well as an important layover for the night for stagecoach passengers, Moreton-in-Marsh has one of the widest High Streets in the Cotswolds. Roman legions trudged through here centuries ago, but today visitors and antiques shops have replaced them.
The town is still filled with records of its past, including a market hall on High Street built in Victorian Tudor style in 1887, and Curfew Tower on Oxford Street dating from the 17th century....
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Manor House Hotel
The town's best hotel, the Manor House comes complete with its own ghost, a secret passage, and a moot room used centuries ago by local merchants...
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Redesdale Arms
Though the Manor House is better appointed and more comfortable, this is one of the largest and best-preserved coaching inns in Gloucestershire....
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The Falkland Arms
Immerse yourself in old England with a meal or an overnight at this historic Cotswold village pub dating from the 1500s, when it was known as the...
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