| Arlington Row | |
| Coordinates: | 51.7584°N -1.8348°W |
| Location: | Arlington, Bibury, Gloucestershire, England |
| Designation1: | Grade I listed building |
| Designation1 Offname: | Arlington Row |
| Designation1 Date: | 23 January 1952[1] |
| Designation1 Number: | 1155677 |
Arlington Row at Arlington in the parish of Bibury, Gloucestershire, England was built in the late 14th century as a wool store and converted into weavers' houses in the late 17th century. It is a Grade I listed building,[1] owned by the National Trust.[2]
Arlington Row on Awkward Hill is a nationally notable architectural conservation area depicted on the inside cover of all United Kingdom passports.[3] It is a popular visitor attraction,[4] reportedly one of the most photographed Cotswold scenes.[5]
The cottages were built in 1380 as a monastic wool store. This was converted into a row of cottages for weavers in the late 17th century, with some late 17th- or early 18th-century additions.[1]
The cloth produced there was hung out on racks to dry on The Rack Isle opposite, before being sent on to Arlington Mill for degreasing.[6]
It was preserved by the Royal Society of Arts in 1929 and restored by the National Trust in the 1970s.[1]
It has been used as a film and television location, most notably for the films Stardust[7] and Bridget Jones's Diary.[8] [9] [10]
In 2017 the BBC reported that an "ugly" car parked by an elderly motorist had been vandalised, possibly by visitors who had repeatedly complained that it spoilt photographs.[11]
The limestone two-storey buildings have gables below cruck roofs covered with slate.[1] [12]