Lower Glissard’s Plantation

Lower Glissard’s Plantation is a forest in Shilton, West Oxfordshire District, England. Lower Glissard’s Plantation is situated nearby to the village Holwell, as well as near the hamlet Signet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cotswold Wildlife Park and Church of the Holy Rood.

Cotswold Wildlife Park

Zoo

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The Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens exhibits over 260 different species of animals. The park is set in 160 acres of landscaped parkland and gardens 2 miles south of Burford, on the A361, Oxfordshire, England. Around 350,000 people visited the park in 2012.

Church of the Holy Rood

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burford Tolsey Museum

Museum

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Burford Tolsey Museum is a local museum in the town of Burford, west Oxfordshire, England. It is located in a Tudor style structure, known as The Tolsey, and was formerly where market tolls were collected and where town meetings may have been held in the upper chamber.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burford and Carterton.

Burford

Photo: David McDermott, CC BY 2.0.

Burford is a picturesque town known as the "gateway to the Cotswolds", a predominantly rural landscape with stone-built villages, historical towns and stately homes and gardens.

Carterton

Town

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Carterton is a town in West Oxfordshire district in the county of Oxfordshire, England and is 4 miles south-west of Witney. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 15,769.