208 PROCEEDINGS COTTESWOLD CLUB 1903 
wise, were consulted ; and I drew up the following circular, 
which was printed in one of our programmes so that it 
reached all the members of this Club. 
“The Ordnance Survey has asked for information as to 
the extent of the area known as the Cotteswold (or 
Cotswold) Hills. As there seems to be some diversity 
of opinion about this subject, it is desirable to ascertain 
the different views, particularly of those who have been 
long resident in or near widely distant parts of the hills, 
as to whether those parts are, or are not, generally known 
by their inhabitants as Cotteswold Hills. General infor-_ 
mation would be welcome, as well as specific information 
on the following points :— 
1.—Are the outliers, like Chosen, Robin’s Wood, 
Oxenton, and Bredon Hills, considered as parts of the 
Cotteswolds ? 
2.— What is the southern boundary of the hills? Do 
they extend below Bath? If so, how much? 
3.-— What is the south-east boundary in the direction of 
Chippenham, Malmesbury, Cirencester, &c. ? 
4.—Is Wychwood Forest, and are the districts around 
Burford, Witney, Chipping Norton, &c., considered as 
parts of the Cotteswolds? If so, what are the limits of 
the Oxfordshire tract to the east and north? If not, what 
are the limits of the Cotteswolds in this direction ? 
5-—Definitions of the following terms are desired :— 
Oxford Downs, Vale of Berkeley, Vale of Gloucester, Vale 
of Evesham, Vale of Moreton, Vale of White Horse, name 
or names of country between Bristol Avon and Vale of 
Berkeley.” 
Copies of this circular were also sent to residents in or 
near the district, whose valuable local knowledge it was 
desirable to obtain; to the officers of the Geological 
Survey; to the Secretary of the Royal Geographical 
Society; and to the Press both in this and adjacent 
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