Chipping Campden
Chipping Campden is a little market town in the Cotswold area of Gloucestershire, England. It is notable 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 element is found in other towns such as Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and also Chipping (currently High) Wycombe. A rich woollen trading centre between Ages, Chipping Campden appreciated the patronage of affluent wool sellers (see likewise woollen church), most notably William Greville (d. 1401). Today it is a popular Cotswold visitor location with old inns, hotels, professional shops and also dining establishments. The High Street is lined with honey-coloured sedimentary rock structures, developed from the mellow locally quarried oolitic limestone known as Cotswold rock, as well as boasts a riches of fine vernacular architecture. Much of the community centre is a Sanctuary which has helped to preserve the original structures. The town is the end factor of the Cotswold Method, a 102-mile Long-distance walkway. Chipping Campden has hosted its own Olimpick Games since 1612. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 5,888.
