Burford
Burford is a little medieval community on the River Windrush, in the Cotswold hills, in the West Oxfordshire area of Oxfordshire, England. It is often referred to as the 'gateway' to the Cotswolds. Burford is located 18 miles (29 km) west of Oxford as well as 22 miles (35 kilometres) southeast of Cheltenham, regarding 2 miles (3 kilometres) from the Gloucestershire border. The toponym originates from the Old English words burh suggesting fortified town or hilltown and ford, the crossing of a river. The 2011 Census recorded the population of Burford parish as 1,410 and also Burford Ward as 1,847. The community centre's most noteworthy structure is the Church of St John the Baptist, a Church of England parish church, which is a Quality I detailed building. Defined by David Verey as "a difficult structure which has actually established in a curious means from the Norman", it is known for its sellers' guild church, memorial to Henry VIII's barber-surgeon, Edmund Harman, including South American Indians and Kempe stained glass. In 1649 the church was used as a jail throughout the Civil War, when the New Model Army Banbury mutineers were held there. A few of the 340 detainees left makings as well as graffiti, which still endure in the church. The town centre likewise has some 15th-century residences and also the baroque style 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 when the focal point for profession, is currently a museum.
