Mickleton, Gloucestershire

Mickleton, Gloucestershire

Mickleton, with a population of 1551 (1991), is the northernmost village in Gloucestershire, England.

Location

View over Mickleton

Mickleton lies close to the county border with Worcestershire and Warwickshire.

The village lies 8 miles south of Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon at the western edge of the Cotswold escarpment in the Vale of Evesham. Chipping Campden lies 3 miles to the south.

Attractions

Mickleton is noted for its market gardening and vegetable growing[citation needed] Young plants, seed plugs, apples, cauliflowers and asparagus, or gras, are grown locally. Meon Hill, scene of the so called 'witchcraft' murder of Charles Walton in 1945, lies to the north of the village. Meon Hill is said to have provided inspiration for Tolkien's 'Weathertop' from The Lord of the Rings[citation needed]

Mickleton has two old pubs, King's Arms and Butcher's Arms, and a hotel, Three Ways House Hotel.

The Heart of England Way runs through the village. The village has many B&Bs that have been set up privately in people's own homes Local market towns and villages include Broadway, Chipping Campden, Stratford-upon-Avon, Moreton-in-Marsh and Evesham.

Both Hidcote Manor Garden and Kiftsgate Court Gardens are located nearby.

  • Church of Mickleton

  • A typical house

  • Three Ways House Hotel

External links

Coordinates: 52°5′20″N 1°46′10″W / 52.08889°N 1.76944°W / 52.08889; -1.76944



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