Duntisbourne Abbots is a village and

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located in the English county of

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. Duntisbourne Abbots forms part of the

Cotswold District Cotswold is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England. It is named after the wider Cotswolds region and range of hills. The council is based in the district's largest town of Cirencester. The district also includes the towns of ...

. The Five Mile House is a 17th-century

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at Old Gloucester Road. It is on the

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. St Peter's Church in the village was built in the 12th century, on the site of an earlier, Saxon, church. Its tower dates from Norman times, and has belfry lights of pierced stone lattice work that date from the 13th century. Inside the church, the font also dates from Norman times, while the unusual chancel arch dates from an extensive

Victorian restoration The Victorian restoration was the widespread and extensive wikt:refurbish, refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England church (building), churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century Victorian era, re ...

. It also features in the title of μ-Ziq's 2007 album '' Duntisbourne Abbots Soulmate Devastation Technique''.

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Villages in Gloucestershire Cotswold District {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub

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