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are the only other villages to share this title. Noting the contribution of local people to
Britain’s war effort, the village hall displays a simple wooden plaque recording the 24 men and one woman in the First World War from Upper Slaughter, all of whom returned. In the Second World War, 36 joined
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and it runs down all the way to neighbouring village Lower
Slaughter and then eventually Bourton-on-the-Water. Arguably the main communal area of the village its situated near this brook, which is accompanied by a footbridge. Moreover, a large part of the village is situated at the bottom of Copse
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Slaughter Manor and has been a hotel since 1960s, furnished with portraits and antiques belonging to its former owner. Other hotels serving the two Slaughter villages
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Slaughter Manor was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 and was owned by nobleman Roger de Lacy for a period before being taken over by the Slaughter family. However, it was revarnished in the Elizabethan Age and also fell into disrepair in the 17th century. Finally, the Manor was
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Slaughter family acquired it in the late 12th century. The current building, on the site of an ancient building, was constructed over many years, starting in the Tudor era. Its crypt is estimated to be from the 14th century. Moreover, Upper Slaughter was the site of a Norman
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Lutyens in the early 20th century. The Square also boasts a tiny Methodist chapel from
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Slaughter and was voted the nation’s favourite house by County Life magazine in 2011. Although the house was built in the 19th century, it contains 17th century influences. Moreover, it is said that
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Slaughter was a settlement up to 2,000 years ago. More certainly, the manor of Upper Slaughter is recorded in the
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runs through Upper Slaughter, culminating in the form of a
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