Guiting Power
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Guiting Power is a small, unspoilt Gloucestershire village in the Cotswolds, England. It is picturesquely situated on the slopes above a small valley (formed by a tributary of the River Windrush) and its ancient cotswold stone buildings blend in with the surrounding countryside. There was a late Anglo-Saxon settlement on this site, at which time it was called Gyting Broc. The village is near Cheltenham and the parish church is located at Ordnance Survey mapping six-figure grid reference SP 096246.
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[edit] Facilities & features
The village is unusual for its size in having a Post Office, a village hall (with car park), a private nursery, a bakery and a village shop, apart from two public houses. Nearby are the excavated foundations of the original Anglo-Saxon church and a large kerbed round barrow (Archaeological investigation) , shown as (tumulus) on ordnance survey mapping. To a large extent, the village owes its preservation to the Guiting Power Manor Amenity Trust, founded by Raymond Cochrane, in the early 1970s.
There is a 17 acre wetland nature reserve, where a rich flora and fauna thrive.
[edit] The church
The parish church of St Michael and All Angels is situated on the South edge of the village. It is of Norman origin, with a later Victorian transept. The North and South doorways were preserved in the renovations at that time.
[edit] Footpaths
The Wardens' Way passes through the village, on its 14 mile route from Bourton-on-the-Water to Winchcombe, passing close by the church. It joins the Oxfordshire Way to the Cotswold Way and can be combined with the Windrush Way to make a circular route. It passes through the Cotswold villages of Guiting Power, Naunton, Lower Slaughter and Upper Slaughter.
[edit] Hymn Tune
A hymn tune has been written by John Barnard, called Guiting Power. This tune usually accompanies the hymn Christ triumphant, ever reigning.
[edit] Fame
This village is perhaps most famous on the internet as the site of Redburn manor, a game in Jamie Kane.
[edit] Nearby places to visit
- Cotswold Farm Park, near Guiting Power
- Hawling
- Winchcombe
- Sudeley Castle
- Bourton-on-the-Water
- Stow-on-the-Wold
- Cotswold Way
- Cheltenham
