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19-574: Upper Slaughter is a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire , England , 4 miles (6.4 km) south west of Stow-on-the-Wold . The village lies off the A429, which is known as the Fosse Way, and is located one mile away from its twin village Lower Slaughter , as well as being near the villages Bourton-on-the-Water , Daylesford , Upper Swell and Lower Swell . As of 2021, the village had

38-665: A Doubly Thankful Village. In the Cotswolds, the villages Little Sodbury and Coln Rogers are the only other villages to share this title. Noting the contribution of local people to Britain’s war effort, the village hall displays a simple wooden plaque recording the 24 men and one woman in the First World War from Upper Slaughter, all of whom returned. In the Second World War, 36 joined up and 36 came home. The River Eye runs through Upper Slaughter, culminating in

57-470: A ceremonial chair of the council who presides at council meetings and acts as the district's first citizen. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 2001 have been: At the 2023 election the Liberal Democrats extended their majority. As of August 2024 the current composition of the council is: The next election is due in 2027. The council

76-466: A location for the television shows Father Brown , Our Mutual Friend and Interceptor , as well as the film The Sailor's Return . [REDACTED] Media related to Upper Slaughter at Wikimedia Commons Cotswold (district) Cotswold is a local government district in Gloucestershire , England. It is named after the wider Cotswolds region and range of hills. The council

95-751: A population of 181 inhabitants, an increase of 4 from 2011. The village is built on both banks of the River Eye . The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter . Upper Slaughter is one of a handful of the Thankful Villages , amongst the small number in England which lost no men in World War I . The village also lost no men in World War II , additionally making the village a Doubly Thankful Village. The parliamentary constituency

114-432: Is a 1978 British drama film directed by Jack Gold and starring Tom Bell , Shope Shodeinde and Elton Charles . It is based on the 1925 novel The Sailor's Return by David Garnett . It was made by Euston Films . The film concerns the ostracizing of a sailor and his black wife. The budget of the film was £400,000. Distributor receipts as at the end of 1978 were £46,152. A sailor returns to his hometown to open

133-446: Is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since the 2019 election . The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The council has

152-685: Is based at the Council Offices on Trinity Road in Cirencester. The building was built in 1837 as the Cirencester Union Workhouse, later serving as Watermoor Hospital following the creation of the National Health Service in 1948. After the hospital closed the building was converted to become the council's headquarters, being formally opened by Prince Charles on 21 May 1981. The whole district

171-421: Is based in the district's largest town of Cirencester . The district also includes the towns of Chipping Campden , Fairford , Lechlade , Moreton-in-Marsh , Northleach , Stow-on-the-Wold and Tetbury , along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. In 2021 the district had a population of 91,125. The district covers nearly 450 square miles (1,200 km ), with some 80% of the land located within

190-404: Is covered by civil parishes. The parish councils for Chipping Campden, Cirencester, Fairford, Lechlade, Moreton-in-Marsh, Northleach with Eastington, Stow-on-the-Wold and Tetbury take the style "town council". Some of the smaller parishes have a parish meeting rather than a parish council. In terms of television, the area receives various transmitters from different regions: Radio stations for

209-543: Is represented by Conservative Member of Parliament Geoffrey Clifton-Brown . The name of the village derives from the Old English word "slohtre" meaning "wet land". In the past, some Roman burial mounds have found on the nearby Copse Hill. Thus, it is very possible that Upper Slaughter was a settlement up to 2,000 years ago. More certainly, the manor of Upper Slaughter is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086;

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228-543: The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . The much larger area referred to as the Cotswolds encompasses nearly 800 square miles, spanning five counties: Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire , Warwickshire , Wiltshire , and Worcestershire . This large Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty had a population of 139,000 in 2016. Eighty per cent of the district lies within the River Thames catchment area, with

247-575: The Slaughter family acquired it in the late 12th century. The current building, on the site of an ancient building, was constructed over many years, starting in the Tudor era. Its crypt is estimated to be from the 14th century. Moreover, Upper Slaughter was the site of a Norman adulterine castle , built by supporters of the Empress Matilda during The Anarchy of the 12th century. The remains of

266-774: The Thames itself and several tributaries including the River Windrush and River Leach running through the district. Lechlade is an important point on the river as the upstream limit of navigation. In the 2007 floods in the UK , rivers were the source of flooding of 53 per cent of the locations affected and the Thames at Lechlade reached record levels with over 100 reports of flooding. The neighbouring districts are South Gloucestershire , Stroud , Tewkesbury , Cheltenham , Wychavon , Stratford-on-Avon , West Oxfordshire , Vale of White Horse , Swindon and Wiltshire . The district

285-658: The area are: The district is served by the weekly local newspaper, Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. Since the last full review of boundaries in 2015 the council has comprised 34 councillors representing 32 wards , with two wards electing two councillors and the rest electing one each. Elections are held every four years. There are 34 councillors. After the May 2019 election, there were 18 Liberal Democrats, 14 Conservatives, one independent and one Green. [REDACTED] Media related to Cotswold at Wikimedia Commons The Sailor%27s Return (film) The Sailor's Return

304-693: The castle are marked by the Castle Mound on the north edge of the village. The largest business in the village is the Lords of the Manor Hotel. The building dates from 1649 since it separated from the Upper Slaughter Manor and has been a hotel since 1960s, furnished with portraits and antiques belonging to its former owner. Other hotels serving the two Slaughter villages include The Slaughters Country Inn and Lower Slaughter Manor. In 1906,

323-454: The cottages around the square were reconstructed by architect Sir Edward Lutyens . On the night of 4 February 1944 during Operation Steinbock a Luftwaffe bomber dropped 2000 incendiary bombs on Upper Slaughter. Despite some buildings sustaining damage there were no fatalities or injuries. Upper Slaughter is one of the Thankful Villages which lost no men in World War I . Furthermore, the village also lost no men in World War II , making it

342-457: The form of a ford . The River Eye is a tributary of the River Windrush and it runs down all the way to neighbouring village Lower Slaughter and then eventually Bourton-on-the-Water. Arguably the main communal area of the village its situated near this brook, which is accompanied by a footbridge. Moreover, a large part of the village is situated at the bottom of Copse Hill. Places of architectural interest include: Upper Slaughter has served as

361-518: Was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . The new district covered the area of five former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: The new district was named Cotswold, reflecting its central position within the hills and wider region of that name. Cotswold District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Gloucestershire County Council . The whole district

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