Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Cotswold · Region: South West
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| Place | Stow-on-the-Wold |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Cotswold |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.929928 |
| Longitude | -1.722378 |
| Place Type | Town |
High upon a windy limestone ridge, Stow-on-the-Wold commands the horizon where the ancient trade routes of the Cotswolds once converged. It lies 4.2 miles south of Moreton-in-Marsh (from Moreton-in-Marsh: bearing 191°T, OS grid SP 191 257), and is situated north-west of Maugersbury village. The economy here historically flourished through the wool trade, a legacy still visible in the expansive, solid architecture that speaks of prosperity harvested from sheep-grazed hills. Beneath the soil, the prehistoric enclosure known as Stow Camp marks an older, deeper silence, while the nearby Registered Battlefield serves as a quiet reminder of the civil conflicts that once surged across these open fields. Stow-on-the-Wold gathers its character around the central Market Square, where the medieval Market Cross has watched the centuries drift by like slow clouds over the honey-coloured stone. Visitors often admire the ancient, weathered yew trees guarding the entrance to St Edward’s Church, their roots clutching the masonry in an embrace that feels both wild and sacred. The light here has a crystalline clarity, falling sharply upon the antique shops and tea rooms that now fill the spaces once occupied by bustling wool merchants. Local lore occasionally whispers of authors and artists who found sanctuary in the high, bracing air of this elevated terrain. Such a place demands a lingering gaze, for the stones themselves seem to hold the heat of the sun long after the evening shadows have lengthened across the cobbles.
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Explore Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.929928, -1.722378. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |