Chipping Campden
Chipping Campden is a tiny market community in the Cotswold area of Gloucestershire, England. It is remarkable for its sophisticated 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 component is discovered in various other towns such as Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and Chipping (currently High) Wycombe. An abundant woollen trading centre between Ages, Chipping Campden appreciated the patronage of rich woollen merchants (see likewise wool church), most significantly William Greville (d. 1401). Today it is a popular Cotswold tourist location with old inns, hotels, specialist stores and dining establishments. The High Street is lined with honey-coloured limestone structures, constructed from the smooth in your area quarried oolitic sedimentary rock referred to as Cotswold rock, and flaunts a wealth of fine vernacular design. Much of the town centre is a Sanctuary which has assisted to protect the original buildings. The town is the end factor of the Cotswold Method, a 102-mile Long-distance footpath. Chipping Campden has organized its own Olimpick Games since 1612. The complete ward population taken at the 2011 census was 5,888.
