Cotswold
Limestone village region
Cotswold refers to the Cotswolds, a range of rolling hills in south-central England known for honey-colored limestone villages, pastoral landscapes, and quintessentially English countryside.
The area is a popular tourist destination: We spent a weekend touring the Cotswolds.
Cotswold also names a breed of sheep native to the region, prized historically for their long, lustrous wool.
Low natural elevations
- villagesSmall rural settlements
- EnglandLargest British country
- GloucestershireSouthwest English county
- OxfordshireMidlands county in England
Wiltshire · Warwickshire · escarpment · valleys · limestone · rolling · countryside · rural
Solid earth fragment
- cottagesSmall rustic dwellings
- thatchedRoofed with dried vegetation
- honey-coloredWarm golden-yellow tint
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
manor · churches · villages · Broadway · Stow · mullioned · gables · roofs
Cultivated variety of animal
- woolSheared animal fiber
- fleeceWool still on sheep
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- polledCollected opinions systematically
grazing · pastures · flock · ewes · lambs · medieval · trade · merchants
hills
Low natural elevations
- villagesSmall rural settlements
- EnglandLargest British country
- GloucestershireSouthwest English county
Oxfordshire · Wiltshire · Warwickshire · escarpment · valleys · limestone · rolling · countryside · rural · Severn
stone
Solid earth fragment
- cottagesSmall rustic dwellings
- thatchedRoofed with dried vegetation
- honey-coloredWarm golden-yellow tint
limestone · manor · churches · villages · Broadway · Stow · mullioned · gables · roofs · slate
breed
Cultivated variety of animal
polled · grazing · pastures · flock · ewes · lambs · medieval · trade · merchants · longwool
wool
Sheared animal fiber
merchants · mills · medieval · prosperity · fleece · industry · looms · fulling · dyeing · export
villages
Small rural settlements
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
scenic · heritage · walking · trails · tearooms · pubs · inns · antiques · gardens · Blenheim
- British dairyStilton, cheddar, Wensleydale, Cheshire, Lancashire
- livestock breedsAngus, Texas longhorn, Highland cattle, Hereford, Holstein
- Longwool SheepRomney, Wensleydale
CotswoldScottish Highlands
Mountainous northern Britain
Snowdonia · Pennines · Yorkshire Moors · alpine terrain · mountainous terrain