Cotswold escarpment

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The Cotswold escarpment is a prominent limestone ridge in south-central England, forming the dramatic western edge of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cotswold escarpment canonical 12
Cotswold fringe 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf escarpment
landform
limestone ridge
country United Kingdom
dominantRockType oolitic limestone
extendsThrough Gloucestershire
Oxfordshire
Worcestershire, England
surface form: Worcestershire
faces west
formedBy erosion
formsBoundaryBetween Cotswolds
Severn Vale
formsEdgeOf Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
geologicalComposition limestone
geologicalPeriod Jurassic
hasCliffs yes
hasConservationStatus protected landscape
hasLandUse arable farming
pasture
woodland
hasWalkingRoute Cotswold Way
highestPoint Cleeve Hill
highestPointElevation 330 metres
knownFor dramatic western edge of the Cotswolds
landscapeDesignation Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
locatedIn England
south-central England
near Broadway
Cheltenham
Gloucester
Severn
surface form: River Severn

Stroud
Winchcombe
notableViewpoints Cleeve Hill
Crickley Hill
Leckhampton Hill
Cleeve Hill
surface form: Painswick Beacon
orientation north-east to south-west
overlooks Severn Vale
Evesham
surface form: Vale of Evesham
partOf Cotswold AONB landscape character
Cotswolds
surface form: Cotswold Hills

Cotswolds
popularFor hiking
paragliding
scenic views
region southwest England
surface form: South West England

West Midlands
surface form: West Midlands (England)

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dursley near Cotswold escarpment
Cleeve Hill partOf Cotswold escarpment
Black Bourton hasLandscape Cotswold escarpment
this entity surface form: Cotswold fringe
Edgehill partOf Cotswold escarpment
River Chelt sourceLocation Cotswold escarpment
Bredon Hill partOf Cotswold escarpment
Marshfield isPartOf Cotswold escarpment
this entity surface form: Cotswold fringe
Stonehouse locatedNear Cotswold escarpment
Cotswold Way follows Cotswold escarpment
River Frome flowsThrough Cotswold escarpment
subject surface form: River Frome (Gloucestershire)
Severn Vale overlookedBy Cotswold escarpment
Severn Vale hasViewOf Cotswold escarpment
Cleeve Hill Golf Club hasViewOf Cotswold escarpment