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districts, and in London. I desire to thank the Press for 
the publicity given to the circular, but I fear it produced 
little information. 
To the Secretaries of the Farmer’s Clubs, of the Agri- 
cultural Societies, and of the various Hunts of this and 
adjoining districts, I wrote or sent circulars asking for 
information. As several of these Institutions give prizes 
limited to crops grown on the Cotteswold Hills or 
other particular areas, they must annually have to decide 
the question as to what places are, or are not, within certain 
geographical limits, consequently I hoped for some valu- 
able information. The result, however, was most disap- 
pointing. In some cases a reply was received stating the 
writer’s inability to give the required information, but in 
most cases no reply at all was forthcoming. 
To all those persons who did kindly give information in 
response to my enquiries, I desire to tender hearty thanks. 
The same I would offer to Mr Wm. Jones, of the Public 
Library, Cheltenham, and to his assistants, for their kind 
help in regard to local works, and for various references 
which they gave me. In fact, the collection of works at 
the Library was of the greatest assistance in this enquiry. 
The evidence collected from various sources may now 
be set forth. 
THE COTTESWOLD HILLS AND ADJACENT DISTRICTS : 
a. IN LITERATURE. 
1125-1140. [William of Malmesbury.] ‘ Willelmi 
Malmesbiriensis Monachi Gesta Pontificum Anglorum.’ 
Book iv., § 153. (Record Publications, 52, 1870, pp. 
291—292). “Gloecestra est civitas super flumen Sabri- 
nam posita ... Ab ea civitate tota regio vallis Gloecestrize 
vocatur. ... Regio plus quam aliz Anglie provintie 
