Driving an English car through a stunning English village on a sunny English autumnal day sounds like a description for a postcard depicting a scene from the 1940s or 50s.

The truth, however, is not always so simple. For one thing the car was fortunately Anglo-German, the scene was culturally complicated, and the place was Castle Combe .

The Cotswolds village with a population of just 356 (as of the 2021 census) is very often lauded as the prettiest village in England, reports the Express .

A large part of the attraction comes not just from the location in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, but the fact no new homes have been built there since the 1600s.

As a result, Castle Combe is both a favourite for people filming period pieces such as 1967's Dr Dolittle, 201

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