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Cotswolds
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Etymology
en :af ang:Cod<pos:personal name> -'s wold<t:wooded upland> -s + 1
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɒtswɔldz/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Tesco250-Cotswolds.wav UK
en /ˈkɑtswɑldz/ GA
Proper noun
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A range of limestone hills in West-central England.
en 2024-11-19 Nicola Venning Welcome to the Notswolds Country Life Rutland (and some of the bordering ‘Notswolds’ counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire) have the same mellow, creamy limestone as the Cotswolds and boast beguiling market towns and villages that are every bit as attractive, but without the tourists or hefty prices. https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/welcome-to-the-notswolds-the-country-with-all-the-ambience-of-the-cotswolds-without-the-price-tag-where-a-classic-georgian-rectory-is-under-1-million-276013 https://web.archive.org/web/20250514202550/https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/welcome-to-the-notswolds-the-country-with-all-the-ambience-of-the-cotswolds-without-the-price-tag-where-a-classic-georgian-rectory-is-under-1-million-276013 2025-05-14
en A <<region>> of South West and South East <<c/England>> with small parts extending into the <<region/West Midlands>>, characterised by the Cotswolds.
weekend w:Janan Ganesh 2025-08-23 How English costs the English Life & Arts 19 For his summer vacation, JD Vance chose to go to the Cotswolds.
The area of the Cotswold Hills AONB.
Synonyms
en Cotswold Hills
Derived terms
en Cotswold
en Notswolds