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The Cotswolds is an area in ___MASK33___ central England containing the ___MASK80___ Hills , a range of rolling hills which rise from the meadows of the upper Thames to an escarpment , known as the ___MASK80___ Edge , above the Severn Valley and Evesham Vale . The area is defined by the bedrock of Jurassic limestone that creates a type of grassland habitat rare in the UK and that is quarried for the golden coloured ___MASK80___ stone . It contains unique features derived from the use of this mineral ; the predominantly rural landscape contains stone - built villages , historical towns and stately homes and gardens . The ___MASK20___ Severn ( Welsh : " Afon Hafren ", Latin : " Sabrina ") is the longest ___MASK20___ in the ___MASK45___ , at about . It rises at an altitude ___MASK25___ on Plynlimon , close to the Ceredigion / Powys border near Llanidloes , in the Cambrian Mountains ___MASK25___ mid Wales . It then flows through Shropshire , Worcestershire and Gloucestershire , with the county towns ___MASK25___ Shrewsbury , Worcester and Gloucester on its banks . With an average discharge ___MASK25___ at Apperley , Gloucestershire , the Severn is the greatest ___MASK20___ in terms ___MASK25___ water flow in England and Wales . A manor house was historically the main residence ___MASK25___ the lord ___MASK25___ the manor . The house formed the administrative centre ___MASK25___ a manor in the European feudal system ; within its great hall were held the lord ' s manorial courts , communal meals with manorial tenants and great banquets . The term is today loosely applied to various country houses , frequently dating from the late medieval era , which formerly housed the gentry . ___MASK10___ is a city and ___MASK60___ in ___MASK21___ England , the county city ___MASK25___ Gloucestershire . ___MASK10___ lies close to the Welsh border , on the River Severn , between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest ___MASK25___ Dean to the ___MASK21___ . The ___MASK54___ ___MASK25___ Dean is a geographical , historical and cultural region in the western part ___MASK25___ the county ___MASK25___ Gloucestershire , England . It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and ___MASK62___ - west , Herefordshire to the ___MASK62___ , the River Severn to the south , and the City ___MASK25___ Gloucester to the east . The manorial courts were the lowest courts ___MASK25___ law in England during the feudal period . They had a civil jurisdiction limited both in subject matter and geography . They dealt with matters over which the lord ___MASK25___ the manor had jurisdiction , primarily torts , local contracts and land tenure , and their powers only extended to those who lived within the lands ___MASK25___ the manor : the demesne and such lands as the lord had enfeoffed to others , and to those who held land therein . Historians have divided manorial courts into those that were primarily seignorial  based on feudal responsibilities  and those based on separate delegation ___MASK25___ authority from the monarch . There were three types ___MASK25___ manorial court : the court ___MASK25___ the honour ; the court baron ; and the court customary , also known as the halmote court . Icomb Place ( pronounced `` Ickum '' ) is a medieval manor house on the edge ___MASK25___ the village ___MASK25___ Icomb , near Stow on the Wold in Gloucestershire . The word `` Place '' in this context is thought to be a precursor ___MASK25___ the word `` Palace '' . A great hall is the main room ___MASK25___ a royal palace , nobleman ' s castle or a large manor house or hall house in the Middle Ages , and continued to be built in the country houses ___MASK25___ the 16th and early 17th centuries , although by then the family used the great chamber for eating and relaxing . At that time the word " great " simply meant big , and had not acquired its modern connotations ___MASK25___ excellence . In the medieval period the room would simply have been referred to as the " hall ", unless the building also had a secondary hall , but the term " great hall " has been predominant for surviving rooms ___MASK25___ this type for several centuries , to distinguish them from the different type ___MASK25___ hall found in post - medieval houses . Great halls were found especially in France , England and Scotland , but similar rooms were also found in some other European countries . In Anglo - Irish history , the lordship ___MASK25___ a manor is a lordship emanating from the feudal system ___MASK25___ manorialism . In modern England and Wales it is recognised as a form ___MASK25___ property , one ___MASK25___ three elements ___MASK25___ a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties : Gentry ( from Old French " genterie ", from " gentil ", " high - born , noble ") are " well - born , genteel and well - bred people " ___MASK25___ high social class , especially in the past . " Gentry ", in its widest connotation , refers to people ___MASK25___ good social position connected to landed estates ( see manorialism ), upper levels ___MASK25___ the clergy , and " gentle " families ___MASK25___ long descent who never obtained the official right to bear a coat ___MASK25___ arms . ___MASK33___ West England is one ___MASK25___ nine official regions ___MASK25___ England . It is the largest in area , covering and the counties ___MASK25___ Gloucestershire , Bristol , Wiltshire , Somerset , Dorset , Devon and Cornwall , as well as the Isles ___MASK25___ Scilly . Five million people live in ___MASK33___ West England . ___MASK38___ (; abbreviated Glos .) is a county in South West England . The county comprises part ___MASK25___ the ___MASK80___ Hills , part ___MASK25___ the flat fertile valley ___MASK25___ the River Severn , and the entire Forest ___MASK25___ Dean . Icomb is a village in the ___MASK38___ Cotswolds , near to Stow on the Wold . The population taken at the 2011 census was 202 .