The Churn Valley is a valley in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England that extends from Seven Springs to Cirencester. It runs along the River Churn and the A435.[1]

View across the upper valley toward Seven Springs
View toward Rendcomb and North Cerney from Burcombe Lane

Settlements along the upper valley include Coberley, Cowley, Colesbourne.[2] Those further along include Rendcomb, North Cerney, and Bagendon.[3][4]

Geography

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The valley forms a distinct slope profile that becomes shallower and broader downstream in the lower valley.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Winn, Christopher (24 July 2023). "The last unspoilt corner of the Cotswolds". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Coberley and the Upper Churn Valley". Cotswolds AONB. July 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ "A walk in the Churn Valley". Cotswolds AONB. September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Bagendon and the Churn Valley". Visorando. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  5. ^ "North Cirencester" (PDF). Cotswold District: Special Landscape Areas Review. May 2017. p. 17. Retrieved 6 October 2024.