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Bourton on the Hill is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England, located about 2 miles (3 km) west of Moreton in Marsh. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 288. The village overlooks the surrounding hills of the Cotswolds and lies on the Heart of England Way, which heads southwards to Bourton on the Water and northwards to Cannock Chase. The village is also connected by a footpath to the Cotswold Way, via Blockley and Chipping Campden. Bourton on the Hill is home to many beautiful buildings including the Grade I listed St. Lawrence's Church; Slatters Cottage, a stone cottage dating back to the 17th century; Horseshoe Cottage, a 3-storey stone cottage dating back to the 1750s; and a public house, the Horse and Groom, which is consistently rated among the finest of its type in the Cotswolds. Bourton on the Hill was in Campden Rural District from 1894 until 1935 when the rural district was broken up and the majority of it (including Bourton on the Hill) was transferred to the newly-formed and larger North Cotswold Rural District. Campden Rural District was close enough to the border with Warwickshire that its original Registration District was Shipston on Stour in that county. [edit] Research Tips
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