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VOL. XIV. (3) THE COTTESWOLD HILLS 229 
“As you know, we have a number of small valleys 
around us. The list sent contains the principal ones, but 
there is one running off the Golden Valley known as 
Toadsmoor Valley and another called Horns Valley. The 
latter has no road running through it. The term valley 
is always applied to it.” 
Edwin A. Walford, F.G.S., sent the following lines :-— 
“In answer to the query on Cotteswold Club circular 
relating to the boundaries of the Cotteswold Hills, 1 may 
say that though I know the hills fairly well in my geological 
study, I shall speak only of the Eastern boundary. That 
boundary I consider to be well defined stretching from 
Chipping Campden to Burford, and including the outliers 
of Ebrington and Ilmington. The Vale of Moreton 
separates very well the Oxfordshire hills and the hills of 
the Felldon from those of the Cotteswolds. 
And in answer to a further query: ‘“‘ The Felldon is 
a very well known name for the vale county from the 
Tysoes (Vale of the Red Horse) to Brailes and I think 
to Long Compton. Of course, Brailes Hill, Winderton, 
and the Eastern fringe of the high lands would belong 
thereto.” 
Soon after this enquiry was started, I had the chance of 
a conversation with the late Mr George Garne, of Burford. 
He was decidedly of opinion that all the district from 
Northleach to Burford, and beyond, nearly to Witney, was 
Cotteswold country; that Burford had always been 
regarded as a Cotteswold town he felt certain. About 
Witney itself he felt uncertain, he rather considered the 
Cotteswolds not to extend so far as the town; but he was 
somewhat inclined to think of Chipping Norton as being 
Cotteswold country. He held the idea which prevails 
with many people that the arable stone-wall country is 
typical Cotteswold; and curiously enough they speak of 
such an almost treeless track as proper wold country. 
Q 
