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Between the Middle Cotteswolds and the Northern Cottes- 
wolds the Valley of the Chelt, as far as it runs, forms a 
convenient line of demarcation...... continuing eastwards 
Bile cw's the northern boundary might follow the Oxford road 
from Andoversford as far as Little Barrington, where it 
might turn into the Valley of the Windrush. The 
Northern Cotteswolds would extend from this line of 
demarcation to the northern prominences of the Cottes- 
wolds, including Ebrington Hill,” (pp. 389-390). 
Concerning this extract, it may be remarked that local usage hardly 
justifies the terms Southern and Northern, though they were employed 
by Lycett. South and North Cotteswolds are better, as we talk of 
North or East Gloucestershire, or as we find ‘ North Cotswold Farmers’ 
Association,’ which has its headquarters at Chipping Campden. So I 
would amend the suggestion to South, Mid, and North Cotteswolds. 
1897. §.S. Buckman. ‘Cheltenham as a Holiday 
Resort,’ p. 93. Remarks concerning the derivation of the 
word Cotteswold. See below, p. 238 
1899. J. Arthur Gibbs. ‘A Cotswold Village.’ “At 
fcentple....... we say good-bye to the Vale of White Horse, 
for we have entered the Cotswolds. Stretching from 
Broadway to Bath, and from Birdlip to Burford, and con- 
taining about three hundred square miles, is a vast tract 
of hill country, intersected by numerous narrow valleys.” 
(p. 9). 
““Malmesbury...... is just outside the Cotswold dis- 
trict.” (p. 35). 
“Burford, a Cotswold Town.” Heading of Chapter IX., 
p- 176. 
“Fairford, Burford, and other Cotswold towns and 
villages.” (p. 197). 
‘Chipping Campden and Burford are the two most 
typical Cotswold towns I know.” (p. 200). 
“Several pleasant vales intersect this country of the 
Heythrop hounds, notably the Bourton and the Gawcombe 
Vale.” (p. 303). 
1902. ‘The Times Atlas’ spells the word ‘ Cotswold.’ 
