Lower Slaughter In The Cotswolds

Lower Slaughter in The Cotswolds, United Kingdom. Lower Slaughter village is built on both banks of the River Eye, a slow-moving stream, crossed by two footbridges. At the west end of the village there is a 19th-century water mill with an undershot waterwheel and a chimney for additional steam power. While the mill is built of red brick most of the 16th and 17th century homes in the village use Cotswold stone. The name of the village derives form the Old English term ‘slough’ meaning ‘wet land’. The Cotswolds is an area in south central England. The area is defined by the bedrock of limestone that is quarried for the golden coloured Cotswold stone. It contains unique features derived from the use of this mineral; the predominantly rural landscape contains stone-built villages and historical towns.

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Lower Slaughter in The Cotswolds, United Kingdom. Lower Slaughter village is built on both banks of the River Eye, a slow-moving stream, crossed by two footbridges. At the west end of the village there is a 19th-century water mill with an undershot waterwheel and a chimney for additional steam power. While the mill is built of red brick most of the 16th and 17th century homes in the village use Cotswold stone. The name of the village derives form the Old English term ‘slough’ meaning ‘wet land’. The Cotswolds is an area in south central England. The area is defined by the bedrock of limestone that is quarried for the golden coloured Cotswold stone. It contains unique features derived from the use of this mineral; the predominantly rural landscape contains stone-built villages and historical towns.