A Thankful Hamlet Inward The Cotswolds, Uk

While on a HF Holiday walk inwards the UK, 
our walk direct mentioned the hamlet of Upper Slaughter was 1 of the Thankful Villages. 


I ever search for something new, anything I convey never read nearly or been told as well as this was totally new.  My direct for this walk
mentioned 'thankful villages' which prompted a search for to a greater extent than information.  The championship was coined yesteryear the author Arthur Mee in his 1930's book, "Enchanted Land".  



           

Some of the paths are good marked spell other you lot may merely follow the worn path inwards the field
During WW I as well as WW II the United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland suffered staggering losses of service men as well as women.  War memorials to those who gave everything for the wars are inwards most towns as well as cities inwards Britain.

                        The rolling pastures as well as plain on the agency to Upper Slaughter.


Upper Slaughter does NOT convey a nation of war memorial.  All the service men as well as women from this hamlet returned afterward the nation of war qualifying Upper Slaughter every bit a thankful village




St Peters Church, Upper Slaughter



The hamlet was quiet.  Perhaps the pelting kept everyone, except the hikers, inside.   The church building was opened upwardly as well as other visitors were exploring.  There was a tabular array amongst bottles of H2O as well as shoe laces for sale if hikers were inwards need.   Such a quiet, peaceful spot.


My view was over Remembrance weekend.  There was a parade as well as ceremony inwards Bourton on the Water but Upper Slaughter had no celebration. 
   

An article inwards British Heritage stated in that place were to a greater extent than than 16,000 villages inwards Britain but exclusively 53 had all their soldiers supply from the WWI.   Doubly tankful villages, all soldiers returned from WW I as well as WW II, exclusively pose out 14, as well as Upper Slaughter is included.





The Village may non convey potent jail mobile telephone holler signals or merely enjoys this tradition.




                      I promise to supply 1 sunny 24-hour interval for outstanding bluish heaven photos!
HF Holidays convey a large assortment of walks that demonstrate a solo traveler to a greater extent than English linguistic communication towns as well as villages.  


 Have you lot visited a thankful Village?   Share your view inwards the message section, recollect it must survive inwards English linguistic communication please.   Advertisements tin laissez passer on the axe non me posted.

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