Moreton-in-marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh (population 3,493) is a tiny market town in the Evenlode Valley, within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Gloucestershire, England. The community stands at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road (currently the A429) as well as the A44. It is served by Moreton-in-Marsh railway station on the Cotswold Line. It is fairly level and low-lying compared with the bordering Cotswold Hills. The River Evenlode climbs near Batsford, runs around the side of Moreton and also twists in the direction of Oxford, where it flows into the Thames simply eastern of Eynsham. Just over 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) east of Moreton, the 4 county rock marked the limit of the historical counties of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire, till the re-organisation of the county boundaries in 1931. Since then it notes the meeting place of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire as well as Oxfordshire. Moreton is originated from Old English which indicates "Farmstead on the Moor" and "in Marsh" is from henne and mersh indicating a marsh made use of by birds such as moorhens. An alternate tip is that 'Marsh' is a corruption of 'March', early English for border.
