CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTS

"I think we can safely conclude that Naunton's south bank has formed a natural balcony for sightseers from the earliest of times. In recent times it appears that more artists and photographers have stood there and been inspired to try an d capture the village’s signature images, than have writers. From this natural vantage point, people have created numerous pictures, ranging from television commercials, to sketches and photographs appearing in books, brochures, reports, newspapers, calendars and even a few modern postcards. But one written description that I believe captures the essence of the place as succinctly as any I have seen was in a book lying on a coffee table in Cheltenham: ‘The Complete Illustrated Guide to Feng Shui’ by Lillian Too. The centre pages were a colour picture of this familiar and quintessentially Cotswold view. Lillian Too could quite easily have chosen a picture of a hundred or more Cotswold villages, but of course  she did not. Her picture-caption read: ‘This pleasant English Landscape offers good Feng Shui. The undulating countryside is not monotonously flat or too threateningly steep; the clumps of trees provide a balance of sunlight and shade’. The second part of her sentiment could have been written by a visitor arriving here at almost any time in the past 2000 years."

Hanks, David (2004). Naunton 2000. Cheltenham: David Hanks. ISBN 0-9546850-0-8.

"The parish of Naunton is situated in the Cotswold Hills in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  It is located around 12 miles east of Cheltenham and five miles west of Stow-on-the-Wold, and is set on the floor of the Windrush Valley with the river crossing through. The parish has a population of around 350 people. The present day village has many thriving societies and clubs, an historic Dovecote, and is a favourite with walkers as many long-distance footpaths ramble through the village."

http://www.nauntonpc.org/home.html

"Naunton is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the River Windrush in the Cotswolds, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Stow-on-the-Wold is about 6 miles (10 km) to the east and Cheltenham 12 miles (19 km) to the west.

The population of Naunton in 2000 was 371, which fell to 352 at the 2011 census.
Once a farming community with the usual supporting trades, it had moved towards being a dormitory community by the turn of the second millennium. It has had no shops since 1999. Despite spiralling property prices a vibrant community remains. The village has a parish council with five members. Local associations include clubs for music, for cricket, and for golf and tennis.[3] The village hall was refurbished in 2017–2018 with a twenty-year government loan of £100,000 taken out for the purpose.
There are single public bus services on Tuesdays to Andoversford and Fridays to Stow-on-the-Wold. The nearest railway station is at Moreton-in-Marsh (10 miles, 16 km), providing several trains daily to London Paddington, Great Malvern, Hereford, Worcester and Oxford."

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