This picture-perfect stretch of England is famed for its rolling hills, countryside living, thatched roofs, and cozy pubs. But the Cotswolds hasn’t exactly turned out to be a refuge from US politics.

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Taylor Swift, Kamala Harris, Ellen DeGeneres, Kourtney Kardashian, and most recently JD Vance have all recently chosen a small region in the north of the Cotswolds to vacation or live in. Local estate agents tell The Independent half of their clients are from across the pond,

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JD Vance ’s team have denied knowing about any efforts from police to collect social media information from residents near where he spent his Cotswolds holiday. Locals near the Hamlet of Dean, near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, have claimed police had been door-to-door asking for personal details of residents and social media accounts.

This is a big tree weighing several tonnes, it is very close to the house and certainly within falling distance'

‘Barn owls like tussocky, rough grassland which supports good numbers of voles for hunting, whether in field margins or parts of fields. Ideally nest boxes are installed inside barns, but they can also be put in hedgerow trees if no barns are available.’

There are plenty of still (relatively) undiscovered Cotswolds spots to enjoy amazing food, lovely views and great shopping, according to a resident from Chipping Norton.