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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  
/ -wəldz, ˈkɒtsˌwəʊldz /

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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While the series is based on the fictional Cotswolds countryside town of Rutshire, the cast filmed scenes in Wales for both series.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Kyle Scheele, a 40-year-old from Springfield, Mo., came to the U.K. with his wife for a five-day hike through the Cotswolds, prepared for rainy days in the 60s and 70s.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

That good Father, a Catholic priest blessing the Cotswolds, comes from a series of stories G.K.

From Salon Jun. 16, 2026

Growing maintenance costs, tax changes and workers returning to the office have forced sellers to cut prices on large, luxurious estates from the Cotswolds to the northern Home Counties.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

The Thames flows on after its junction with the Churn, and receives other pretty streams, all coming out of the Cotswolds.

From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel

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