Moreton-in-Marsh is a town and civil parish in northeastern
Gloucestershire, England. The town is at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman
road (now the A429) and the A44. The parish and environs are relatively flat
and low-lying compared with the surrounding Cotswold Hills. The River Evenlode
rises near Batsford, runs around the edge of Moreton and meanders its way
towards Oxford, where it flows into the Thames just east of Eynsham. Just over
1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Moreton, the Four Shire Stone marked the
boundary of the historic counties of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire,
Worcestershire and
