Bourton-on-the-Hill

Bourton-on-the-Hill is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, and about 2 miles (3 km) west of Moreton-in-Marsh. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 288.^[2] The village overlooks the surrounding hills of the Cotswolds and lies on the Heart of England Way, which heads southwards to Bourton-on-the-Water and northwards to Cannock Chase. The village is also connected by a footpath to the Cotswold Way, via Blockley and Chipping Campden.

Bourton-on-the-Hill
Bourton-on-the-Hill Location within Gloucestershire
Population	391 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SP1732
• London	75 mi (121 km) NW
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Moreton-in-Marsh
Postcode district	GL56
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	The Cotswolds
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51.98°N 01.75°W / 51.98; -01.75

Bourton-on-the-Hill is home to many notable buildings including the Grade I listed St. Lawrence's Church, Slatters Cottage, a stone cottage dating back to the 17th century, Horseshoe Cottage, a 3-storey stone cottage dating back to the 1750s and a public house, the Horse and Groom.

Bourton-on-the-Hill is also home to several attractions, for example the Batsford Arboretum, the Cotswold Falconry Centre and Bourton House and Gardens and it is also within walking distance of the house and gardens at Sezincote.

See also

• Samuel Wilson Warneford

References

1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 March 2015.
2. Parish Population Estimates for Gloucestershire Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Gloucestershire County Council

External links

• Media related to Bourton-on-the-Hill at Wikimedia Commons