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Burford
Burford is a tiny medieval town on the River Windrush, in the Cotswold hills, in the West Oxfordshire area of Oxfordshire, England. It is commonly referred to as the 'gateway' to the Cotswolds. Burford lies 18 miles (29 kilometres) west of Oxford and also 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Cheltenham, concerning 2 miles (3 kilometres) from the Gloucestershire boundary. The toponym originates from the Old English words burh suggesting fortified town or hilltown as well as ford, the going across of a river. The 2011 Census recorded the population of Burford parish as 1,410 and also Burford Ward as 1,847. The town centre's most noteworthy structure is the Church of St John the Baptist, a Church of England parish church, which is a Quality I provided structure. Described by David Verey as "a difficult structure which has actually established in an interested means from the Norman", it is recognized for its merchants' guild chapel, memorial to Henry VIII's barber-surgeon, Edmund Harman, featuring South American Indians as well as Kempe stained glass. In 1649 the church was used as a prison throughout the Civil War, when the New Model Army Banbury mutineers were held there. Several of the 340 detainees left carvings and also graffiti, which still survive in the church. The community centre also has some 15th-century homes and the baroque design townhouse that is now Burford Methodist Church. In between the 14th as well as 17th centuries Burford was necessary for its wool trade. The Tolsey, midway along Burford's High Street, which was once the focal point for trade, is currently a gallery.
