Sunday, January 9, 2011

google your last name and post the first picture.



The town of Burford came up, it's in England. It's certainly a place I'd love to visit. Maybe this explains my obsession with Pride & Prejudice and my love for the landscape featured in the film.

here's an article i found about it.
The tiny Oxfordshire town named on Forbes list of Most Idyllic Places gears up for inlux of Americans
By Laura Williamson

You would expect a list of the most idyllic places to live in Europe would include Monaco, Rome, Madrid or Paris.But according to Forbes magazine, sleepy Burford in the Cotswolds is actually one of the most perfect.The medieval town is sixth, ahead of many more famous European capitals.

But the respected business magazine seems to have succumbed to hyperbole by choosing to describe Burford's gentle rolling hills as 'mountainous'.Known as the Gateway to the Cotswolds, the Oxfordshire town is more likely to boast a cosy tea shop than craggy terrain. It is home to just 1,100 residents, but was preferred to Rome and Budapest by Forbes' panel of experts.

Residents of Burford said it was no surprise that the village made it in the Forbes top ten list Burford was the only British town to make the top ten and the magazine was quick to highlight the area's celebrity status.Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet and her film director husband, Sam Mendes, live in neighbouring Church Westcote, while Liz Hurley has a home 14 miles away in Ampney Knowle, near Cirencester.Conservative leader David Cameron, who is said to like Burford's unspoilt high street, is the local MP. The Camerons' constituency home is just ten miles to the north, in the village of Dean.Kate Moss, Take That's Gary Barlow and members of the band Radiohead also own houses in the Cotswolds.But the desirability of the area has bumped up property prices, with Forbes warning Burford is the most expensive of its ten idyllic locations. The average home sells for £532,669.

Mayor David Cohen said he was only surprised Burford did not come higher.He said: 'It's a wonderful town and it's lovely it has been recognised as idyllic, which it is.
'There are beautiful views of the Cotswolds, lovely pubs, a good high street and a great community. It's in a great location and I'm sure that's very important.'

Resident John Spencer, 80, said the town, just 20 miles west of Oxford, had become a very popular tourist destination.He said: 'It's a very nice town and it has always attracted a tremendous lot of people to it. You always see bus-loads of tourists coming in from London, two or three times a day.'

John Summers, 56, moved from London five years ago. He said: 'I love it here. The quality of life, the fresh air, the stunning views.'

2 comments:

Marlana said...

How did you get such beautiful pics and the rest of us got what we got? Lucky ducky!

'becca said...

i agree - you totally got the best photos!

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