Moreton-in-Marsh
Town in Gloucestershire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Moreton-in-Marsh is a market town in the Evenlode Valley, within the Cotswolds district and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Gloucestershire, England.
Moreton-in-Marsh | |
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Redesdale Hall, Moreton-in-Marsh | |
Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 5,015 (2021 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SP2032 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MORETON-IN-MARSH |
Postcode district | GL56 |
Dialling code | 01608 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
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Its flat and low-lying site is surrounded by the Cotswold Hills. The River Evenlode rises near Batsford, runs around the edge of Moreton and meanders towards Oxford, where it flows into the river Thames just east of Eynsham.
Just over 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Moreton, the Four shire stone marked the boundary of the historic counties of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire, until the re-organisation of the county boundaries in 1931. Since then it marks the meeting place of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire.[2]