Moreton-in-marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh (populace 3,493) is a little market community in the Evenlode Valley, within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Gloucestershire, England. The town stands at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road (now the A429) and the A44. It is served by Moreton-in-Marsh train station on the Cotswold Line. It is relatively level and low-lying compared to the surrounding Cotswold Hills. The River Evenlode climbs near Batsford, runs around the side of Moreton as well as meanders in the direction of Oxford, where it moves right into the Thames just east of Eynsham. Just over 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Moreton, the 4 county rock noted the limit of the historical counties of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire as well as Oxfordshire, till the re-organisation of the county limits in 1931. Ever since it notes the meeting point of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and also Oxfordshire. Moreton is stemmed from Old English which means "Farmstead on the Moor" and "in Marsh" is from henne and mersh meaning a marsh utilized by birds such as moorhens. A different tip is that 'Marsh' is a corruption of 'March', early English for limit.
