Coteswold

Coteswold, or COTSWOLD HILLS, a range of oolitic limestone hills, running through the middle of Gloucestershire, from Chipping Campden in the NE., by Cheltenham and Stroud, to near Bath in the SW. The range is over 50 miles long, with an average height of 500 or 600 feet, and separates the Lower Severn from the sources of the Thames. The highest point is Cleeve Hill, 1134 feet. For the Coteswold Games, see ATHLETIC SPORTS.