Chipping Campden is a little market town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is remarkable for its sophisticated terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century. ("Chipping" is from Old English ceping, "a market, a market-place"; the exact same element is found in various other towns such as Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and also Chipping (now High) Wycombe. An abundant woollen trading centre in the center Ages, Chipping Campden delighted in the patronage of affluent woollen vendors (see additionally woollen church), most notably William Greville (d. 1401). Today it is a preferred Cotswold tourist destination with old inns, hotels, expert shops and also dining establishments. The High Street is lined with honey-coloured limestone structures, developed from the smooth in your area quarried oolitic sedimentary rock called Cotswold rock, and also boasts a riches of fine vernacular design. Much of the town centre is a Conservation Area which has actually helped to maintain the original buildings. The town is the end point of the Cotswold Method, a 102-mile Long-distance footpath. Chipping Campden has hosted its own Olimpick Games since 1612. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 5,888.