| Bourton-on-the-Water | |
  Bourton-on-the-Water shown within Gloucestershire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Shire county | Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER |
| Postcode district | GL54 |
| Dialling code | 01451 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| Website: http://www.bourtoninfo.com/ | |
| List of places: UK • England • Gloucestershire | |
Bourton-on-the-Water is a village in Gloucestershire, England in the Cotswolds area. History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Gloucester postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Badminton, Berkeley, Blakeney, Cheltenham, The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Gloucestershire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the Non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire in England The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the County of Gloucestershire, England The Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust (GWAS is UK National Health Service (NHS trust providing emergency and non emergency South West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the County of Gloucestershire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland See also Cotswold The Cotswolds is a range of Hills in west-central England, sometimes called the "Heart of England" It is known as the Venice of the Cotswolds because of the bridge-spanned river that runs through the village . Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the
Bourton has a number of tourist attractions:
- The River Windrush is spanned by several attractive small road and footbridges. A tourist attraction is a place of interest where Tourists visit typically for its inherent or exhibited cultural value historical significance natural or built beauty or The River Windrush is a river in the English Cotswolds, forming part of the River Thames catchment. A footbridge is a Bridge designed for Pedestrians and in some cases cyclists and horse riders, rather than vehicular Traffic During the summer, a game of football is played between two of the bridges, with goalposts set up in the river itself. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Two teams play with a standard football, and a referee attempts to keep order. Crowds line the sidelines of the pitch (the banks), and the aim is to score as many goals as possible (while getting everyone else as wet as possible).
- The model village is a 1:10 replica of the village and includes a model of the model village itself (a model within a model). A miniature park is an open space that displays miniature buildings and models and is usually open to the public
- The Model Railway.
- The Cotswold Motoring Museum (home of Brum). The Cotswold Motoring Museum is a museum located in the Cotswolds village of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, which features motoring Brum {pronounced Br-u-m} is the name of a children's TV programme about the adventures of a car of the same name
- Birdland, an ornithological theme park, which is a collection of birds, from penguins through parrots to passerine (perching) birds. Penguins ( order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless Birds living almost Parrots are birds of the roughly 350 Species in 85 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes, found in most warm and tropical regions Children can feed the large fish. There are bird-of-prey displays.
- The Dragonfly Maze
- On the fourth Sunday of each month, there is a farmers' market. Kit Williams (born April 28 1946 in Kent England) is an English artist illustrator and author best known for his book Masquerade Farmers' markets, sometimes called greenmarkets, are Markets usually held out-of-doors in public spaces where Farmers can sell produce
Long distance walks start, finish or pass through Bourton-on-the-Water. One such route that begins its 100-mile route north is the Heart of England Way. The Heart of England Way is a long distance walk of around 161 km (100 mi through the Midlands of England.
Bourton is also home to Bourton on the Water Primary School and The Cotswold School, a co-educational comprehensive school.
Gallery
 Part of the one-tenth scale model of the village |
 A view of Bourton-on-the-Water |
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External links
- Bourton-on-the-Water official website
- The Cotswold School
- Bourton-on-the-Water in 3d (Anaglyphs).
- Bourton-on-the-Water at the Open Directory Project
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