Burford is situated about 20 miles west of Oxford in the OX18 region of Oxfordshire England, on the A40 road to Cheltenham and generally regarded as the Gateway to the Cotswolds.
The wide High Street sweeps down a hill on the A361 from the A40 towards the river Windrush which is crossed by a narrow three arched bridge. The High Street contains all manner of houses, shops and inns, some dating from the 15th century. From the 14th to the 17th century Burford was a great wool town and near the middle of the High Street is the 'Tolsey' where once wealthy wool merchants held their meetings and collected tolls; it now houses a museum.
A fine church with a slender steeple lies by the river Windrush. The central part of the Tower and west doorway are Norman while the rest of the church dates from around the 15th century. The church has some interesting civil war connections, like the carving on the font by
Anthony Sedley (prisoner) in 1649 who was one of the Levellers imprisoned in the church
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