Chipping Campden
Chipping Campden is a tiny market town in the Cotswold area of Gloucestershire, England. It is noteworthy for its elegant 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 aspect is located in various other communities such as Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and also Chipping (currently High) Wycombe. A rich wool trading centre in the center Ages, Chipping Campden appreciated the patronage of well-off woollen sellers (see additionally wool church), most especially William Greville (d. 1401). Today it is a prominent Cotswold traveler destination with old inns, hotels, expert stores and dining establishments. The High Street is lined with honey-coloured sedimentary rock structures, developed from the mellow locally quarried oolitic limestone referred to as Cotswold rock, and also boasts a wide range of great vernacular architecture. Much of the town centre is a Conservation Area which has aided to preserve the original structures. The community is the end point of the Cotswold Method, a 102-mile Long-distance path. Chipping Campden has actually organized its own Olimpick Games since 1612. The complete ward population taken at the 2011 census was 5,888.