Burford Virtual Trail

Burford is a small Cotswold town that lies in the valley of the River Windrush. The High Street descends steeply from the Jurassic limestone ridge down to the river, which flows through the winding gorges carved in the Jurassic limestone plateau. The steep sided valleys in the area have facilitated quarrying, and for centuries this was one of the principal industries in the area. The stone was quarried for building stone, and provides Burford, and many Cotswold towns and villages, with its characteristic, honey-coloured stone cottages and buildings. There are still quarries working in the Burford area today, but these now mostly quarry the limestone and crush it for aggregate. The Windrush and its tributaries have had a major impact on the landscape, and have shaped and carved the area into the attractive hills and valleys that are so characteristic of the Cotswolds.

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