Lower Slaughter Mill

Cirencester - Day 1

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September 8th 2023
Today two little piggies went to slaughter. Well, actually, we started our day in Lower Slaughter, a pretty village just off the Fosse Way (A429) beside the River Eye. The rather gruesome sounding name derives from an Old English term ‘slohtre’ meaning wet land. Around 10.00am we found we had managed to arrive before the hordes so we were able to park the car and have a wander around the vill ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more