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Stow-on-the-Wold is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, on top of an 800-foot (244 m) hill at the junction of main roads through the Cotswolds, including the Fosse Way (A429), which is of Roman origin.[1]

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  1. 88 relations: A roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, A429 road, A44 road, Abbey, Abbot, Armageddon in Retrospect, Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway, Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold, BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC South, Bourton-on-the-Hill, Bourton-on-the-Water, British History Online, Brockworth, Bronze Age, Cavalier, Charter fair, Chippenham, Civil parish, Clement Barksdale, Conservative Party (UK), Cotswold District, Cotswold Line, Cotswolds, David Loder, Edmund Chilmead, Edward III of England, Edward IV, Edward the Confessor, Edward the Martyr, English Civil War, Evesham, Evesham Abbey, Fair, Ford F-Series, Fortification, Fosse Way, Frederic Bartlett, George Pepall, George Wilkinson (architect), Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire County Council, Great Western Railway, Great Western Railway (train operating company), Greatest Hits Radio South West, Harry Ferguson, Heart West, Henry I of England, Hereford railway station, Hook Norton, ... Expand index (38 more) »

  2. Charter fairs
  3. Market towns in Gloucestershire
  4. Towns in Gloucestershire

A roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme

List of A roads in zone 4 in Great Britain starting north of the A4 and south/west of the A5 (roads beginning with 4).

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A429 road

The A429 is a main road in England that runs in a north-northeasterly direction from junction 17 of the M4 motorway (north of Chippenham in Wiltshire) to Coventry in the West Midlands.

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A44 road

The A44 is a major road in the United Kingdom that runs from Oxford in southern England to Aberystwyth in west Wales.

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Abbey

An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess.

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Abbot

Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions.

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Armageddon in Retrospect

Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of short stories and essays about war and peace written by Kurt Vonnegut.

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Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway

The Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway (B&CDR) was a railway company through the Cotswolds in England that built a line between points near Banbury and Cheltenham.

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Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold

The Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold (21 March 1646) took place during the First English Civil War.

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BBC Radio Gloucestershire

BBC Radio Gloucestershire is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Gloucestershire.

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BBC South

BBC South is the BBC English Region serving Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset, West Sussex, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and parts of Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Surrey, and Wiltshire (including the city of Salisbury and Swindon), with geographic coverage varying between digital, television and radio services.

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Bourton-on-the-Hill

Bourton-on-the-Hill is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, and about west of Moreton-in-Marsh. Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-Hill are civil parishes in Gloucestershire.

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Bourton-on-the-Water

Bourton-on-the-Water is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, that lies on a wide flat vale within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-Water are civil parishes in Gloucestershire.

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British History Online

British History Online is a digital library of primary and secondary sources on medieval and modern history of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Brockworth

Brockworth is a village and parish in the Borough of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, situated on the old Roman road that connects the City of Gloucester with Barnwood.

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Bronze Age

The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.

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Cavalier

The term "Cavalier" was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of Charles I of England and his son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 –). It was later adopted by the Royalists themselves.

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Charter fair

A charter fair in England is a street fair or market which was established by Royal Charter. Stow-on-the-Wold and charter fair are charter fairs.

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Chippenham

Chippenham is a market town in north-west Wiltshire, England.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.

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Clement Barksdale

Clement Barksdale (November 1609 – January 1687) was a prolific English religious author, polymath and Anglican priest.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.

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Cotswold District

Cotswold is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England.

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Cotswold Line

The Cotswold Line is an railway line between and in England. Stow-on-the-Wold and Cotswold Line are Cotswolds.

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Cotswolds

The Cotswolds is a region of central South West England, along a range of rolling hills that rise from the meadows of the upper River Thames to an escarpment above the Severn Valley and the Vale of Evesham.

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David Loder

David Loder (born in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England) is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses.

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Edmund Chilmead

Edmund Chilmead (1610 – 19 February 1654) was an English writer and translator, who produced both scholarly works and hack-writing.

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Edward III of England

Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377.

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Edward IV

Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483.

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Edward the Confessor

Edward the Confessor (1003 – 5 January 1066) was an Anglo-Saxon English king and saint. Usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, he ruled from 1042 until his death in 1066. Edward was the son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy. He succeeded Cnut the Great's son – and his own half-brother – Harthacnut.

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Edward the Martyr

Edward the Martyr (– 18 March 978) was King of the English from 8 July 975 until he was killed in 978.

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English Civil War

The English Civil War refers to a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651.

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Evesham

Evesham is a market town and parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands region of England.

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Evesham Abbey

Evesham Abbey was founded by Saint Egwin at Evesham in Worcestershire, England between 700 and 710 following an alleged vision of the Virgin Mary by a swineherd by the name of Eof.

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Fair

A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities.

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Ford F-Series

The Ford F-Series is a series of light-duty trucks marketed and manufactured by Ford Motor Company since the 1948 model year.

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Fortification

A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime.

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Fosse Way

The Fosse Way was a Roman road built in Britain during the first and second centuries AD that linked Isca Dumnoniorum (Exeter) in the southwest and Lindum Colonia (Lincoln) to the northeast, via Lindinis (Ilchester), Aquae Sulis (Bath), Corinium (Cirencester), and Ratae Corieltauvorum (Leicester).

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Frederic Bartlett

Sir Frederic Charles Bartlett FRS (20 October 1886 – 30 September 1969) was a British psychologist and the first professor of experimental psychology at the University of Cambridge.

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George Pepall

George Pepall (29 February 1876 – 8 January 1953) was an English cricketer.

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George Wilkinson (architect)

George Wilkinson, FRIBA was an English architect, who practised largely in Ireland.

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Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire (abbreviated Glos.) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Gloucestershire County Council

Gloucestershire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire, in England.

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Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales.

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Great Western Railway (train operating company)

Great Western Railway (GWR) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that operates the Greater Western passenger railway franchise.

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Greatest Hits Radio South West

Greatest Hits Radio South West is a regional radio station serving the South West of England, as part of Bauer's Greatest Hits Radio network.

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Harry Ferguson

Henry George Ferguson (4 November 188425 October 1960) was a British mechanic and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor and its three point linkage system, for being the first person in Ireland to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99.

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Heart West

Heart West is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Heart network.

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Henry I of England

Henry I (– 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135.

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Hereford railway station

Hereford railway station serves the city of Hereford, in Herefordshire, England.

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Hook Norton

Hook Norton is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England.

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Institute of Historical Research

The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) is a British educational organisation providing resources and training for historical researchers.

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Iron Age

The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age.

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ITV Meridian

ITV Meridian (previously Meridian Broadcasting) is the holder of the ITV franchise for the South and South East of England.

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Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading

Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading (1579February 1652) was a Royalist commander in the English Civil War and most famously served during the Battle of Newbury and Naseby.

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James, brother of Jesus

James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord (Iacobus from יעקב, and Ἰάκωβος,, can also be Anglicized as "Jacob"), was a brother of Jesus, according to the New Testament.

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Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English television presenter, journalist, and writer who specialises in motoring.

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John Entwistle

John Alec Entwistle (9 October 194427 June 2002) was an English musician who was the bass guitarist for the rock band the Who.

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John Howland

John Howland (February 23, 1673) was an English indentured servant who accompanied the English Separatists and other passengers when they left England on the to settle in Plymouth Colony.

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Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut (November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels.

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Liberal Democrats (UK)

The Liberal Democrats (colloquially known as the Lib Dems) are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1988.

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Livestock

Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting in order to provide labour and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.

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London Paddington station

Paddington, also known as London Paddington, is a London railway station and London Underground station complex, located on Praed Street in the Paddington area.

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M4 motorway

The M4, originally the London-South Wales Motorway, is a motorway in the United Kingdom running from west London to southwest Wales.

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M40 motorway

The M40 motorway links London, Oxford, and Birmingham in England, a distance of approximately.

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Market town

A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city.

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Maugersbury

Maugersbury is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. Stow-on-the-Wold and Maugersbury are civil parishes in Gloucestershire.

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Moreton-in-Marsh

Moreton-in-Marsh is a market town in the Evenlode Valley, within the Cotswolds district and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Gloucestershire, England. Stow-on-the-Wold and Moreton-in-Marsh are civil parishes in Gloucestershire, Cotswolds and towns in Gloucestershire.

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Moreton-in-Marsh railway station

Moreton-in-Marsh railway station serves the town of Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire, England, and is on the Cotswold Line between and.

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Normans

The Normans (Norman: Normaunds; Normands; Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and locals of West Francia.

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North Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)

North Cotswolds is a newly created constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Stow-on-the-Wold and North Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency) are Cotswolds.

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Office for National Statistics

The Office for National Statistics (ONS; Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the UK Parliament.

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Oxford transmitting station

The Oxford transmitting station (sometimes known as the Beckley transmitter) is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated on land above Ordnance Datum (mean sea level) to the north east of the city of Oxford, in Oxfordshire, England.

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Philip the Apostle

Philip the Apostle (Φίλιππος; Aramaic: ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ; ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ, Philippos) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament.

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Quarwood

Quarwood or Quar Wood is a Victorian manor near Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England.

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Salford, Oxfordshire

Salford is a village and civil parish about west of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.

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Scotts of Stow

Scotts of Stow is the flagship brand of the mail order company Scotts & Co.

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St Edward's Church, Stow-on-the-Wold

St Edward's Church is a medieval-built Church of England parish church, serving Stow-on-the-Wold ('Stow'), Gloucestershire.

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Stone Age

The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make stone tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface.

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Stow-on-the-Wold railway station

Stow-on-the-Wold railway station was a station on the Great Western Railway's Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway that opened in 1881.

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Swell, Gloucestershire

Swell is a civil parish in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Stow-on-the-Wold and Swell, Gloucestershire are civil parishes in Gloucestershire.

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The Talbot, Stow-on-the-Wold

The Talbot, formerly known as The Talbot Hotel, is a public house in the Market Square in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England.

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The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964.

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Top Gear (2002 TV series)

Top Gear is a British motoring magazine and entertainment television programme.

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Town square

A square (or plaza, public square, or urban square) is an open public space used for various activities.

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Tumulus

A tumulus (tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

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Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level, represented by one or more councillors.

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Warwick

Warwick is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon.

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Wool

Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids.

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See also

Charter fairs

Market towns in Gloucestershire

Towns in Gloucestershire

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stow-on-the-Wold

Also known as Stow on the Wold, Stow, Gloucestershire.

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