Notswolds
Notswolds proper noun: a region of central England thought to resemble the Cotswolds but to be less expensive to live in.
Proper noun
the Notswolds
- A region of central England thought to resemble the Cotswolds but to be less expensive to live in.
- Yet I lived on the 'wrong side' of the Cotswolds divide – the Notswolds, as it's sometimes known, near Stratford-upon-Avon – and in large part thanks to Jilly, I felt it keenly. I longed to be one of the girls from the local clique of farming families who seemed to own half the county and attracted...2023 November 13, Georgina Fuller, “My teenage Jilly Cooper obsession made me hunt down a COTSWOLD CAD”, in Daily Mail, London, page 36
- Rutland (and some of the bordering ‘Notswolds’ counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire) have the same mellow, creamy limestone as the Cotswolds and boast beguiling market towns and villages that are every bit as attractive, but without the tourists or hefty prices.2024 November 19, Nicola Venning, “Welcome to the Notswolds”, in Country Life, archived from the original on 14 May 2025
Origin of Notswolds
Blend of not + Cotswolds.
Questions about Notswolds
- What does Notswolds mean?
- Notswolds means a region of central England thought to resemble the Cotswolds but to be less expensive to live in.
- What part of speech is Notswolds?
- Notswolds is a proper noun.
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