Lark Wood

Lark Wood is a 1.11-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974. The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as a Key Wildlife Site.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Barton Bushes and St Michael’s and All Angels Church, Guiting Power.

Barton Bushes

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Barton Bushes is a 5.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1996. The site has local names being Barton Larches and Meadows Larches.

St Michael’s and All Angels Church, Guiting Power

Church

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St Michael's and All Angels Church is in the village of Guiting Power, Gloucestershire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Stow, the archdeaconry of Cheltenham and the diocese of Gloucester.

Church of St Mary

Church

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The Anglican Church of St Mary at Temple Guiting in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England, was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guiting Power and Barton.

Guiting Power

Village

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Guiting Power is a village and civil parish in the Cotswolds, in Gloucestershire, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 296. Guiting Power stands on the slopes of a small valley formed by a tributary of the River Windrush, mid-way between Cheltenham and Stow-on-the-Wold, and lies to the north of the parish church, which is located at Ordnance Survey grid reference SP 096246.

Barton

Hamlet

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Barton is a village in Gloucestershire, on the River Windrush, near Naunton. It appears in written records as Berton as early as 1287. The manor was acquired by the Knights Templar of Temple Guiting; in 1558 it was held by Maurice Rodney.