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Cotswolds

American  
[kots-wohldz, -wuhldz] / ˈkɒts woʊldz, -wəldz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. a range of hills in SW England, in Gloucestershire.


Cotswolds British  
/ ˈkɒtsˌwəʊldz, -wəldz /

plural noun

  1. a range of low hills in SW England, mainly in Gloucestershire: formerly a centre of the wool industry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 2025, the technology was featured on Clarkson's Farm, Jeremy Clarkson's fly-on-the-wall documentary about his Cotswolds farm Diddly Squat, where it was used to contain his herd of goats.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

The school is "in or close to" the Cotswolds, according to the Daily Mail.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Laura Stoloff, an American stylist and creative director who lives in London and the Cotswolds with her British husband Harry, sees "a natural connection" between Meghan's lifestyle brand and Cotswolds life.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

And though it rains a lot in the Cotswolds, the traffic will no doubt be an improvement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Under such circumstances, the choice should undoubtedly be made from the improved English varieties—the South-Down, the New Leicester, and the improved Cotswolds or New Oxfordshire sheep.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings

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