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Chipping Campden is a small market town
Market town

Market town or market right is a law term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host Market, distinguishing them from villages and city....
 within the Cotswold district
Cotswold (district)

Cotswold is a Non-metropolitan district in Gloucestershire in England. It is named after the wider Cotswolds region. Its main town is Cirencester....
 of Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire is a Counties of England in South West England England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England
England

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. It is notable for its elegant terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century.

A rich wool
Wool

Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, of animals in the Caprinae family, principally domestic sheep, but the hair of certain species of other Mammalia such as cashmere goat, llamas, rabbits and keeshonds may also be called wool....
 trading
Trade

Tradeis the willing exchange of goods, Service , or both. Trade is also called commerce. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter , the direct exchange of goods and services....
 centre in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
, ('Chipping' being an early corruption of sheeping or sheep market. Similarly Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and Chipping (now High) Wycombe). Chipping Campden enjoyed the patronage
Patronage

Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege and often financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another. In the history of art, arts patronage refers to the support that kings or popes have provided to musicians, painters, and sculptors....
 of wealthy wool
Wool

Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, of animals in the Caprinae family, principally domestic sheep, but the hair of certain species of other Mammalia such as cashmere goat, llamas, rabbits and keeshonds may also be called wool....
 merchant
Merchant

Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit....
s (see also wool church
Wool church

A wool church is an England Church built primarily from the proceeds of the Middle Ages wool trade. Wool churches are common in the Cotswolds and in East Anglia, where enormous profits from the wool business spurred construction of ever-grander edifices....
).






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Chipping Campden is a small market town
Market town

Market town or market right is a law term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host Market, distinguishing them from villages and city....
 within the Cotswold district
Cotswold (district)

Cotswold is a Non-metropolitan district in Gloucestershire in England. It is named after the wider Cotswolds region. Its main town is Cirencester....
 of Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire is a Counties of England in South West England England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It is notable for its elegant terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century.

A rich wool
Wool

Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, of animals in the Caprinae family, principally domestic sheep, but the hair of certain species of other Mammalia such as cashmere goat, llamas, rabbits and keeshonds may also be called wool....
 trading
Trade

Tradeis the willing exchange of goods, Service , or both. Trade is also called commerce. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter , the direct exchange of goods and services....
 centre in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
, ('Chipping' being an early corruption of sheeping or sheep market. Similarly Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and Chipping (now High) Wycombe). Chipping Campden enjoyed the patronage
Patronage

Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege and often financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another. In the history of art, arts patronage refers to the support that kings or popes have provided to musicians, painters, and sculptors....
 of wealthy wool
Wool

Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, of animals in the Caprinae family, principally domestic sheep, but the hair of certain species of other Mammalia such as cashmere goat, llamas, rabbits and keeshonds may also be called wool....
 merchant
Merchant

Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit....
s (see also wool church
Wool church

A wool church is an England Church built primarily from the proceeds of the Middle Ages wool trade. Wool churches are common in the Cotswolds and in East Anglia, where enormous profits from the wool business spurred construction of ever-grander edifices....
). Today it is a popular Cotswold
Cotswold

The Cotswolds are a range of hills in central England that give their name to:*Cotswold *Cotswold *Cotswold Chase, a horse race*Cotswold Games, annual games in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire...
 tourist destination with old inn
Inn

Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging and, usually, food and drink. They are typically located in the country or along a highway....
s, hotel
Hotel

----A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including Bathroom#Types of bathroomss and air conditioning or clima...
s, specialist shops and restaurant
Restaurant

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s. The High Street is lined with honey-coloured limestone
Limestone

File:Limestone Formation In Waitomo.jpgLimestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite . The deposition of limestone strata is often a by-product and indicator of biological activity in the geology record....
 buildings, built from the mellow locally quarried
Quarry

A quarry is a type of open-pit mining from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone....
 Cotswold stone
Cotswold stone

Cotswold stone is a yellow oolite limestone quarried in many places in the Cotswolds in the south midlands of England. When weathered the colour of buildings made or faced with this stone is often described as 'honey' or 'golden'....
, and boasts a wealth of fine vernacular architecture
Vernacular architecture

Vernacular architecture is a term used to categorise methods of construction which use locally available resources and traditions to address local needs....
. At its centre stands the Market Hall with its splendid arches, built in 1627.

Other attractions include the grand early perpendicular
Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is a style of architecture which flourished during the high and late Middle Ages. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
 wool church
Wool church

A wool church is an England Church built primarily from the proceeds of the Middle Ages wool trade. Wool churches are common in the Cotswolds and in East Anglia, where enormous profits from the wool business spurred construction of ever-grander edifices....
 of St James – with its medieval
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
 altar frontals
Altar cloth

An altar cloth is used by various religious groups to cover an altar. Christianity, ancient Judaism, and Buddhism are among the world religions that use altar cloths....
 (c.1500), cope
COPE

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 (c.1400) and vast and extravagant 17th century monuments
Church monument

A church monument is an architecture or sculpture memorial to a death person or persons, located within a Christian church . It can take various forms, from a simple Commemorative plaque to a large and elaborate structure which may include an effigy of the deceased person and other figures of familial or symbolic nature....
 to local wealthy silk merchant Sir Baptist Hicks and his family – the Almshouse
Almshouse

Almshouses are Charitable organization houses provided to enable people to live in a particular community. They are often targeted at the poor of a locality, at those from certain forms of previous employment, or their widows, and are generally maintained by a charity or the trustees of a bequest....
s and Woolstaplers Hall. The Court Barn near the church is now a museum celebrating the rich Arts and Crafts
Arts and crafts

Arts and crafts comprise a whole host of activities and hobbies that are related to making things with one's own hands and skill. These can be sub-divided into handicrafts or "traditional crafts" and "the rest"....
 tradition of the area (see below). Hicks was also resposnible for Campden House, which he incinerated during the English Civil War
English Civil War

The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Roundhead and Cavalier. The First English Civil War and Second English Civil War civil wars pitted the supporters of Charles I of England against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the Third English Civil War saw fighting between supporters...
 to prevent it falling into the hands of the parliamentarians. All that now remains of Hicks' once imposing estate are two Jacobean
Jacobean

Jacobean indicates the period of History of England that coincides with the reign of James I of England :*Jacobean era*Jacobean architecture...
 banqueting houses, lovingly restored by the Landmark Trust
Landmark Trust

The Landmark Trust is a United Kingdom architectural conservation charitable organization, founded in 1965 by John Lindsay Eric Smith and Lady Smith, that rescues buildings of historic interest or architectural merit and then gives them a new life by making them available for vacation rental....
.

The Three Ways House Hotel, in nearby Mickleton, is the home of the famous "Pudding Club", founded in 1985 to prevent the demise of the great British pudding.

Cotswold Games

Since 1610 the town
Town

A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
 has been home to a championship of rural games, which later turned into Robert Dover
Robert Dover

Robert Dover was an England captain and attorney, known as the founder and for many years the director of the Cotswold Games, which he originated as a protest against the growing Puritanism of the day....
's Cotswold Olympick Games
Cotswold Games

The Cotswold Olimpick Games are an annual public celebration of games and sports held in the Cotswolds in the West Country of England. The games began sometime between 1604 and 1612 and have continued on and off to the present day....
. The 'Olympicks' are held every summer on the Friday evening following the late Spring Bank-holiday (usually early June), on Dover's Hill, near Chipping Campden. Peculiar to the games is the sport of shin-kicking (hay stuffed down the trousers can ease one's brave passage to later rounds). To mark the end of the games, there is a huge bonfire and firework display. This is followed by a torch-lit procession back into the town and dancing to a local band in the square. The Scuttlebrook Wake takes place the following day. The locals don fancy dress costumes and follow the Scuttlebrook Queen, with her four attendants and Page Boy, in a procession to the centre of town pulled on a decorated dray by the town's own Morris Men. This is then followed by the presentation of prizes and displays of Maypole and Country dancing by the two primary schools and the Morris Men Morris dancing
Morris dance

A morris dance is a form of England folk dance usually accompanied by music. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers....
. Another procession from there past the fairground in Leysbourne and the Alms Houses brings that stage of the celebration to a close whilst the fair continues until mid-night and, like a ghost, is gone by the morning.

Arts and Crafts movement

In the early 20th century, the town became known as a centre for the Cotswold
Cotswold

The Cotswolds are a range of hills in central England that give their name to:*Cotswold *Cotswold *Cotswold Chase, a horse race*Cotswold Games, annual games in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire...
 Arts and Crafts movement
Arts and Crafts movement

The Arts and Crafts Movement was a United Kingdom, Canada, and United States aesthetic movement occurring in the last years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century....
, following the move of Charles Robert Ashbee
Charles Robert Ashbee

Charles Robert Ashbee was a designer and entrepreneur who was a prime mover of the English Arts and Crafts movement that took its craft ethic from the works of John Ruskin and its co-operative structure from the socialism of William Morris....
 with the members of his Guild and School of Handicraft from the East End of London
London

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 in 1902. The Guild of Handicraft specialised in metalworking, producing jewellery and enamels, as well as hand-wrought copper and wrought ironwork, and furniture-making. A number of artists and writers settled in the area, including F.L. Griggs, the etcher, who built Dover's Court, one of the last significant Arts and Crafts houses, and set up the Campden Trust with Norman Jewson
Norman Jewson

Norman Jewson was an England architect-craftsman of the Arts and Crafts movement, who practiced in the Cotswolds. He was a distinguished, younger member of the group which had settled in Sapperton, Gloucestershire, a feudal village in a beautiful and changeless region of rural southwest England, under the influence of Ernest Gimson....
 and others, initially to protect Dover's Hill from development. H. J. Massingham
H. J. Massingham

Harold John Massingham was a prolific British writer on matters to do with the countryside and agriculture. He was also a published poet....
, the rural writer who celebrated the traditions of the English countryside, also settled near the town. Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, the Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia, located about off the southern coast of India....
n philosopher and art critic who was a colleague of Ashbee, settled at Broad Campden, where Ashbee adapted the Norman
Norman architecture

The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries....
 Chapel
Chapel

A chapel is a building used as a place for fellowship and of worship for Christians. It may be attached to an institution such as a large Church , a college, a hospital, a palace, a prison or a cemetery, or may be an entirely free-standing building, sometimes with its own grounds....
 for him.

Notable people

  • Ernest Wilson
    Ernest Henry Wilson

    Ernest Henry 'Chinese' Wilson , better known as E. H. Wilson, was a notable plant collector who introduced a large range of some 2000 of Asian plant species to the west; some sixty bear his name....
    , plantsman.
  • Sir Percy Hobart
    Percy Hobart

    Major-General Sir Percy Cleghorn Stanley Hobart Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross , also known as List of military figures by nickname, was a United Kingdom military engineer, noted for his command of the 79th Armoured Division during World War II....
    , armoured vehicle strategist and commander of the 79th Armoured Division in the Second World War


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