Stow-on-the-Wold

Uncommon card · No. 187973

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. The town was founded by Norman lords to absorb trade from the roads converging there. Fairs have been held by royal charter since 1330; a horse fair is still held on the edge of town nearest to Oddington in May and October each year. Stow-on-the-Wold is approximately 49 miles (79 km) northeast of Bristol, 22 miles (35 km) east-northeast of Gloucester, and 15 miles (24 km) east-northeast of Cheltenham. The town had a population of 1,905 at the 2021 census.

Read on Wikipedia · Image Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0