 | Chipping Norton lies on the North Eastern edge of the Cotswolds.
Chipping Norton is a market town, situated on a hilltop. This picture shows the busy main thoughoughfare. |
| Residential houses along the tree-lined Worcester Road. |  |
 | Some of the quaint shops and restaurants around the Market Place. |
 | The Blue Boar, one of several inns surrounding the Market Place. |
 | St Mary's Church. |
 | In the opinion of Simon Jenkin's "England's Thousand Best Chruches", St Mary's Chipping Norton has a "3-star" rating, and is among the 10 best churches in Oxfordshire.. |
| Close to St Mary's Church are these Almshouses, built in 1640. |  |
 | A conspicous landmark on the approach to Chipping Norton, on the roads from Stow and from Evesham, is the former Bliss Valley Tweed Mill, remaining evidence of the town's wool industry.
The mill ceased manufacture in 1980, and was converted into appartments. |
 | This view of the mill is from the recreation ground. |
 | The market place is dominated by the Town Hall. |
 | A view of the Market Place. |
 | A view looking across traders' stalls in the Market Place, with rolling Cotswolds countryside in the background. |
 | The Hook Norton Brewery Dray in Chipping Norton High Street. |
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And outside the Fox Hotel.
Hook Norton Brewery is one of a small number of remaining independent family-run breweries. The brewery is situated about 9 miles North-East of Chipping Norton. It is the only brewery still driven by steam, and was featured on the BBC TV series Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam.
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 | Morris Men performing in Chipping Norton Market Place. |
 | The footpath to the adjacent village of Salford. |
 | This picture is a view towards the adjacent village of Salford, and shows typical surrounding countryside. |
 | From Salford a further public footpath leads to the Rollright Stones, which are on the ridge behind Salford, and slightly to the right of the photo above.
This picture, taken from exactly the same spot as the photo above, is looking in the direction of the Rollright Stones. The main stone circle is in the small group of trees on the ridge, about one-quarter of the way across the picture. |
 | This picture is taken from the Rollright Stones, looking towards Chipping Norton.
The town covers the top of the hill in the centre of the picture, but is not easy to see in the photo because of the haze. There are more pictures and details about the stones on the page: Rollright Stones |
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