Moreton-in-Marsh

Moreton-in-Marsh is in the Cotswolds. The town lies at the crossroads of the Fosse Way, the ancient Roman road, and the A44. It's next to the River Evenlode, a tributary of the River Thames.

Understand
The town and nearby countryside are low lying and flat given how the town is considered to be in "Cotswold Hills Country". The "Moreton" from the town name means "Farmstead on the Moor".

The town's architecture is typical of the area, buildings being constructed of local cotswold stone.

By car

 * The town lies on the A44 east-west main road running between Oxford and Aberystwyth, passing through Chipping Norton to the E and through Evesham to the W.
 * The town lies on the A429 (Fosse Way) main road running between the M4 motorway (near Chippenham) to Coventry to the north.

By bus

 * Pulham Coaches Service 801 runs Moreton-in-Marsh – Stow-on-the-Wold – Bourton-on-the-Water – Northleach – Andoversford – Cheltenham Royal Well
 * Pulham Coaches Service 803 runs Bourton-on-the-Water – Upper Oddington – Longborough – Moreton-in-Marsh

By walking
The town is small enough to see on foot.

Go next

 * Adlestrop is one of the more attractive of Cotswolds villages, the more so on account that it is far less frequented by mass tourism than many other neighbouring towns and villages. The novelist Jane Austen was a visitor (her uncle was the church rector) and is thought to have drawn inspiration from the village and its surroundings for Mansfield Park. Also associated with the evocative Edward Thomas poem.
 * Stow-on-the-Wold 4½ miles to S
 * Chipping Norton 8½ miles to SE
 * Bourton-on-the-Water 8 miles to S
 * Evesham 15 miles to NW
 * Stratford-upon-Avon 16½ miles to N
 * Burford 14½ miles to S