Cotswold escarpment

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The Cotswold escarpment is a prominent limestone ridge in south-central England, forming the dramatic western edge of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cotswold escarpment canonical 12
Cotswold fringe 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf escarpment
landform
limestone ridge
country United Kingdom
dominantRockType oolitic limestone
extendsThrough Gloucestershire
Oxfordshire
Worcestershire
faces west
formedBy erosion
formsBoundaryBetween Cotswolds
Severn Vale
formsEdgeOf Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
geologicalComposition limestone
geologicalPeriod Jurassic
hasCliffs yes
hasConservationStatus protected landscape
hasLandUse arable farming
pasture
woodland
hasWalkingRoute Cotswold Way
highestPoint Cleeve Hill
highestPointElevation 330 metres
knownFor dramatic western edge of the Cotswolds
landscapeDesignation Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
locatedIn England
south-central England
near Broadway
Cheltenham
Gloucester
River Severn
linked to: Severn

Stroud
Winchcombe
notableViewpoints Cleeve Hill
Crickley Hill
Leckhampton Hill
Painswick Beacon
linked to: Cleeve Hill
orientation north-east to south-west
overlooks Severn Vale
Vale of Evesham
linked to: Evesham
partOf Cotswold AONB landscape character
Cotswold Hills
linked to: Cotswolds

Cotswolds
popularFor hiking
paragliding
scenic views
region South West England
linked to: southwest England

West Midlands (England)
linked to: West Midlands

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dursley near Cotswold escarpment
Cleeve Hill partOf Cotswold escarpment
Black Bourton hasLandscape Cotswold fringe
linked to: Cotswold escarpment
Edgehill partOf Cotswold escarpment
River Chelt sourceLocation Cotswold escarpment
Bredon Hill partOf Cotswold escarpment
Marshfield isPartOf Cotswold fringe
linked to: Cotswold escarpment
Stonehouse locatedNear Cotswold escarpment
Cotswold Way follows Cotswold escarpment
River Frome (Gloucestershire) flowsThrough Cotswold escarpment
subject linked to: River Frome
Severn Vale overlookedBy Cotswold escarpment
Severn Vale hasViewOf Cotswold escarpment
Cleeve Hill Golf Club hasViewOf Cotswold escarpment