Cotswold Tales Past

11/03/2026

01/03/2026

An unusual church hidden away in a corner of Gloucestershire. This is the Church of St Nicholas of Myra at Ozleworth, near Wotton under Edge.

As you can see it has a hexagonal tower, built directly at the centre of the building, one of a very few in Britain like this. It was built during the later 12th century and much is made of the circular churchyard the building stands in. It always gets mentioned as a possible former place of pre-Christian worship, which would be amazing, but if this was the case the church isn't mentioned in the Domesday Book.

The church is tucked away next to a grand mansion in this very quiet place and is no longer in use, but the door is usually open to any who can find it!

20/02/2026

It could sell for £500! 🧸
The teddy was found by the Cotswold Auction Company while sorting through an estate ➡️ https://bbc.in/407KCpF

19/02/2026

https://www.facebook.com/reel/917736783983040/

13/02/2026

https://www.facebook.com/100082780865521/posts/900870339348987/

09/02/2026

https://www.facebook.com/100085889924226/posts/862258026647187/

Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds sits on both banks of the River Eye, linked by stone bridges, with honey-coloured cottages and greens running along the water.

The name is often misunderstood, as “Slaughter” comes from the Old English slough meaning wet or muddy ground, not from anything to do with killing.

06/02/2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39pw11rn00o?fbclid=IwY2xjawPy4C9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR65l2c2s1aKsr7VPLUs9R6V6YYhAm2m2k1eiAP7p17MMrBUMB8kGIoXQho99w_aem_9G926ia69Zzktq-5oUGniw

Some memories captured by the Roots and Reflections project are to be performed by youth groups.