'''Chipping Norton''' is a small English town in the county of Oxfordshire and one of the most attractive towns in the Cotswolds region.

Understand

"Chipping" means 'market', revealing the town's past importance as the main commercial centre for the Evenlode valley. The surrounding Cotswolds were one of the wealthiest parts of England in the Middle Ages, owing to their production of wool; Chipping Norton was one of the beneficiaries of this trade. Many of the medieval buildings built as a result remain in the town centre, adding to its unique character. Many buildings also date from the 18th century.

The town has been voted one of the UK's top ten Country Towns by the 200,000 readers of Period Living and Traditional Homes.

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Landmarks

  • the '''Parish Church of St Mary''' - the Gothic nave, rebuilt ''circa'' 1485, retains one of the finest 15th century interiors amongst English churches. The chancel and aisles retain elements of 13th and 14th century architecture.
  • the '''Town Hall''' - built 1842 in Neo-Classical style
  • the '''Almhouses''' - built 1640
  • Do

  • the '''Theatre''', ''Spring Street''
  • Further Afield

  • the '''Rollright Stones''' - about 2 miles north of Chipping Norton
  • '''Chastleton House''' [http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hbcache/property339.htm] - an early 17th century mansion house now owned by the National Trust, one of the finest and most complete Jacobean buildings in the land
  • '''Bliss Valley Tweed Mill'''
  • Buy

    Eat

    Drink

  • the '''Blue Boar''', ''Goddards Lane, on the Marketplace''
  • Sleep

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