The Berkeley Guides:
Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
Oxford and The Heart Of England
By Julie Jares
The "Heart of England" doesn't really exist; the name is nothing more than convenient travel-guide lingo for an unclassifiable swath of central England just northwest of London. The region does share a few common features, however, including photogenic farmland, grazing animals, lush green meadows, and riverside walks. Oxford and the Cotswolds boast limestone as a unifying architectural element, whereas the Tudor (and mock-Tudor) style dominates Stratford-upon-Avon and pops up in numerous Oxford colleges. But the similarities end there. Each town has a unique feel that must be experienced firsthand.
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