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About Bourton-on-the-Water

Bourton on the Water lies along the A429 Fosse Way in the heart of the Cotswolds, connected to the M40 via the A40. The River Windrush flows through the village center, crossed by low stone bridges that give it the nickname "Venice of the Cotswolds." Local routes link to Stow-on-the-Wold (6km north) and the famous Slaughter villages within 5km. The village houses a remarkable one-ninth scale model of itself, complete with miniature River Windrush.

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Bourton-on-the-Water is in England, at 51.886, -1.755 - about 12 km north-west of Upper Milton, Oxfordshire.

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The closest airport to Bourton-on-the-Water is Birmingham Airport, 79 km (about 1 h 11 min by car).

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