Moreton-In-Marsh - Gloucestershire on the Fosse Way

The Fosse Way was a major road during Romanmodern selection of shops as well as the market;
times, and Moreton-in-Marsh is situated on thishowever you won't find any high street retail
road which connects the south coast to Lincoln. Itbrand names.
is a very pretty little town, with many of theThis town is one of the most popular in the
buildings built from locally quarried stone. It wasCotswolds for tourist and holiday makers. There
also well placed on the old coach route fromare buildings in the main street which date back to
London to Worcester, and there are still several17th century and one of the most famous is the
coach inns still in existence."White Hart Royal". This is where King Charles I is
It is a thriving market town which received itssupposed to have stayed during the Civil War.
Saxon charter more than a thousand years ago.The Curfew Tower still retains its original 17th
At that time is was part of an area known ascentury bell and clock.
Mercia. Approximately two miles out of the townWorld War II enthusiast will find the Wellington
is the meeting of four counties and this is markedAviation and Art Museum a interesting place to
by the four shires stone.see and proceeds from this go to the RAF
A market charter was granted to the town ofbenevolent Fund. One of the worlds premier fire
Moreton-in-Marsh in 1227, and every Tuesday thetraining establishments is now based at the RAF in
market still takes place, this is the largest open airMoreton-in-Marsh.
market in the Cotswolds. Like many other villagesThe town is also close to the Cotswold Falconry
and towns in the Cotswolds, linen weaving andcentre, and nearby in Blokely you will find the
wool making was the main source of income formost unusual water mill garden. Mill Dene Garden is
the town in medieval times. Today there is aquite beautiful with its steep garden terraces.