Moreton-in-Marsh: Market Town on the Fosse Way

Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire is one of the principal market towns in the northern Cotswolds situated on the Fosse Way and now served by the main line railway from London. It grew up in the thirteenth century as a market town with a wide main street, narrow burgage plots and back lanes. There still is a busy Tuesday market with about 200 stalls attracting many visitors.
Moreton has been a traveller's town for at least 1700 years and was used as a coaching station before the coming of the Oxford to Worcester railway in 1853. There are several pubs, inns, hotels, tea shops, restaurants and accommodation in the form of B&Bs and holiday cottages in the immediate vicinity. A popular caravan site exists just on the outskirts of the town.

The high street has many elegant eighteenth-century inns and houses including the Redesdale Market Hall, a Victorian 'Tudor' building of some distinction. The oldest building is likely to be the sixteenth-century Curfew tower on the High Street. It's bell was rung nightly until 1860 to remind people of the risk of fire at night. The Parish church of St. David was originally a chapel of ease for Bourton-on-the-Hill and in 1858 was rebuilt in medieval style.

PLACES TO STAY

The Manor House Hotel - located on the High Street has been tastefully extended and restored whilst retaining many of its original features. The hotel offers a good restaurant and fine wines.

The Bell Inn - A traditional 200 year old Coaching Inn ideally placed in the centre of town offering good accommodation and food. Your hosts Keith and Pam will make you most welcome on arrival and assist you in any way they can.

New Farm (B&B) - Traditional 300 year old farmhouse offering excellent facilities and only 1 mile from the centre of Moreton-in-Marsh in the hamlet of Dorn.

Badgers Hall (B&B) - Located in Chipping Campden, 10 minutes away by car. Beautiful ancient tea shop and in addition offering Silver Award bed and breakfast.

Campden Cottages - Beautiful self-catering cottages ideally situated for your holiday stay in the most scenic region of the Cotswolds.

ATTRACTIONS

Good shopping including antiques and the very popular Tuesday market. Several good eating places.

Moreton-in-Marsh Taxis

Meon Private Hire and Courier Services - Chris Peak tel 07765 200237 e-mail - info@meonprivatehire.co.uk Web Site - www.meonprivatehire.co.uk

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Market Town of Moreton-in-Marsh Gloucestershire

Towns and Villages to Visit in the Cotswolds

Cotswolds Tourist Information - Towns and Villages in the English Counties of Oxfordshire Gloucestershire Warwickshire Wiltshire Worcestershire and Somerset making up the Cotswolds region:- Places to Visit Home

Ablington, Amberley, Armscote, Banbury, Bath, Batsford, Bladon, Bibury, Bisley, Blockley, Bledington, Bourton-on-the-Water, Broadway, Broadwell, Broad Campden, Buckland, Burford, Castle Combe, Charlbury, Cheltenham, Chipping Campden, Chipping Sodbury, Cirencester, Duntisbourne Leer, Eastleach Martin, Evesham, Fairford, Gloucester, Great Tew, Greenfield Village, Guiting Power, Hidcote Bartrim, Laverton, Lechlade, Little Barrington, Little Faringdon, Longborough, Long Compton, Lower Slaughter, Mickleton, Minster Lovell, Moreton in Marsh, Minchinhampton, Nailsworth, Naunton, North Cerney, Northleach, Oxford, Painswick, Shipston on Stour, Snowshill, Shipton under Wychwood, Stanton, Stow on the Wold, Stratford upon Avon, Stroud, Tetbury, Tewkesbury, Upper Quinton, Upper Slaughter, Upper Swell, Willersey,Winchcombe, Windrush, Woodstock, Worcester, Wotton under Edge, Wyck Rissington

Places to Stay in the Cotswolds

Places to Stay Hotels Bed and Breakfast (B&B's) Guest Houses Inns Pubs Self-Catering Cottages in the Cotswolds:- Places to Stay Home

Armscote, Banbury, Barringtons, Bath, Bibury, Bledington, Blockley, Bourton on the Water, Broadway, Burford, Cheltenham, Chipping Campden, Chipping Norton, Cirencester, Darlingscott, Evesham, Fairford, Gloucester, Guiting Power, Mickleton, Moreton in Marsh, Minchinhampton, Oxford, Nailsworth, Northleach, Painswick, Shipston on Stour, Snowshill, Stow on the Wold, Stratford upon Avon, Stroud, Tetbury, Tewkesbury, Willersey, Winchcombe, Witney, Woodstock, Worcester, Wotton under Edge.

Explore Moreton-in-Marsh and nearby

Nearby: Blockley (3 miles), Stow-on-the-Wold (4 miles), Chipping Campden (5 miles), Kingham (6 miles), Shipston-on-Stour (6 miles), Ilmington (7 miles)