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Minchinhampton is located on a hill top 4 miles south-south-east of Stroud, Gloucestershire. The town is an ancient market town dating back to pre-1400. The main square has an early market house.
Nearby is Minchinhampton Common, a popular recreation area, which lies on a large flat grassy hill top populated by golfers and cows with poor road sense. Also found on the Common are long parallel ditches and mounds which in previous times formed part of a large fort.
Minchinhampton is located close to Gatcombe Estate, the home of the Princess Royal, which hosts the Gatcombe Horse Trials in late summer each year.
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