The English Garden

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The geological map of Britain is a beautiful and complex thing. Look closely and you’ll see many interesting shapes and forms that explain a lot about this island’s history and culture. One such shape is an elegant curl – a great band of Oolitic limestone – that makes a curving sweep up the middle of England. From the Dorset coast up past Bath, Oxford and on to the Lincolnshire Wolds, this delightful stone built many quintessentially English towns and villages and is particularly loved for its warm, honey-coloured tones that make the Cotswolds and their cottages so special.

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