Cotswold District Gloucestershire England United Kingdom
51.9068929,-1.7752256
Upper Slaughter
Upper Slaughter is a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) south west of Stow-on-the-Wold. The village lies off the A429, which is known as the Fosse Way, and is located one mile away from its twin village Lower Slaughter, as well as being near the villages Bourton-on-the-Water, Daylesford, Upper Swell and Lower Swell. As of 2021, the village had a population of 181 inhabitants, an increase of 4 from 2011.
The village is built on both banks of the River Eye. The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
Upper Slaughter is one of a handful of the Thankful Villages, amongst the small number in England which lost no men in World War I. The village also lost no men in World War II, additionally making the village a Doubly Thankful Village.
The parliamentary constituency is represented by Conservative Member of Parliament Geoffrey Clifton-Brown.
Distance between:
London to Upper Slaughter76 Miles / 122 Kms Liverpool to Upper Slaughter116 Miles / 186 Kms
51.9068929,-1.7752256