Moreton-in-marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh (population 3,493) is a small 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) and also the A44. It is served by Moreton-in-Marsh train station on the Cotswold Line. It is relatively level as well as low-lying compared to the bordering Cotswold Hills. The River Evenlode climbs near Batsford, runs around the edge of Moreton and meanders in the direction of Oxford, where it streams into the Thames just east of Eynsham. Just over 1.5 miles (2.4 km) eastern of Moreton, the Four shire rock marked the boundary of the historical counties of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire, till the re-organisation of the region limits in 1931. Since then it notes the gathering place of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire as well as Oxfordshire. Moreton is stemmed from Old English which indicates "Farmstead on the Moor" and "in Marsh" is from henne as well as mersh indicating a marsh used by birds such as moorhens. An alternative tip is that 'Marsh' is a corruption of 'March', early English for limit.