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Bibury
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Bibury, a small village in Gloucestershire, England, is a typical and picturesque Cotswold village.
The artist and craftsman William Morris called Bibury "the most beautiful village in England" at the sight of the village's charm. Its honey-coloured 17th-century stone cottages with steep pitched roofs once provided housing for weavers who supplied cloth for fulling at nearby Arlington Mill. The mill now houses a folk and agricultural museum, containing a room dedicated to Morris.
The River Coln flows through the village, alongside the main street.
Bibury attractions include a trout farm (1902) where some 10 million rainbow trout are spawned yearly. The trout can be sampled at the Catherine Wheel, a small inn and pub.
In the late 19th century, George Witts recounted the discovery of Bibury Roman Villa:[1]
- In the year 1880 a Roman villa was accidentally discovered in the parish of Bibury, about six miles north-east of Cirencester. Some Roman pottery, coins, remnants of tesselated pavements, &c., were found, but as no examination has yet taken place, no description of the building can be given.
The parish church is located at Ordnance Survey mapping six-figure grid reference SP 118065
- ^ Bill Thayer (2006). Archaeological Handbook of Gloucestershire - ROMAN VILLAS. Archaeological Handbook of the County of Gloucester by George Witts published by G. Norman, Clarence Street, Cheltenham, n.d. (1882?). Retrieved on October 15, 2006.
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- Bibury - Guide to the Cotswold village of Bibury