Bourton-on-the-Water, the tiny English town that the Lilliputians would have loved

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An

English

, a mill converted into an Automobile Museum, two churches, a river running through the village ... So far everything one would expect from a typical town in the

if it weren't for strolling through its streets and perfectly trimmed hedges one can't help but feel like

Because

is an exact 1: 9 scale replica of the pretty town of Bourton-on-the-Water, in England's Cotswolds.

This miniature town would have been perfect for

Lilliputians

who were barely 6 inches tall.

Detail of the stone houses.

Built in

in the 1930s at the initiative of the owner of the

the craftsmen in charge of the project took five years to complete.

It was inaugurated on the coronation day of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the late Queen Mother), May 12,

.

SEVEN YEARS TO BUILD SEVEN 'MINICOTTAGES'

Since then it has been one of the main tourist attractions not only in the town, but in this region to the northwest of London.

Such was its success that in 2014 The Model Village was expanded with seven

created by

.

Each

took at least 12 months to build.

Thousands of miniature bricks and stones, coconut fiber ceilings, tiny beams, windows, intricate doors ... each and every piece was

and proportioned by Constable, using special tools of his own design.

The seven

are displayed in a garden adjoining the Model Village designed by Vicki Atherton, the current owner of The Old New Inn.

But this ode to the miniature world does not end here.

The Model VIllage opened in 1937.

A

also accessible from the Model Village shows scenes of

(in miniature, of course) with characters in motion, from market day to morning at school.

More than a hundred of England's leading miniaturist artisans participated in the creation of this exhibition.

The icing on the cake is found on the High Street, where the Model Railway Exhibition is located, a 122 m2 model with more than

and from other places in Europe.

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