Winchcombe

Situated along the winding valley of the River Isbourne, was a walled city in Saxon times.
Later, it became prosperous as a result of the wool trade, and this wealth grew in the 17th century when tobacco was grown in the area.
The prosperity of the past is reflected in the interesting rows of houses lining the street, most of which were built in the 16th and 17th centuries, and the old Abbey House still has remains of the 15th-century demolished Abbey. The dormitory and gallery of the former George Inn was once used by medieval pilgrims, and there is a striking Jacobean house which was a 17th century residence.

Not far away is a row of almshouses designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott.

The Parish Church is a good example of Perpendicular architecture, the altar cloth was worked by Catherine of Aragon.