Cotswold villagers are raging against theme park moguls over plans to build two giant attractions on their rural doorstep.

This stunning region of south-west England has long been dubbed ‘Britain’s Beverly Hills’ thanks to a myriad of star residents, including Ellen DeGeneres and the Beckhams.

Last week, it was reported that Jay Z and Beyonce were in the final stages of buying 58 acres of land on the outskirts of Wiggington, a tiny Oxfordshire village.

But local residents insist that the Cotswolds are ‘full’ and that the two planned theme parks ‘do nothing’ for locals.

The Great Wolf Lodge waterpark is an American-backed attraction proposed for a site near Bicester and has already been opposed by no fewer than 30 parish councils.

The £200 million investment, similar to a Center Parcs

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