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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Ross

Influencers, illegal parking and nosey tourists: What it’s really like to live in the ‘most beautiful village in the world’

“Darling, isn’t it beautiful, an American tourist says, turning to his partner, who appears to be failing in an attempt to take a panoramic picture on her iPhone.

Sporting a visor hat teamed with a bum bag around his waist, the man stands open-mouthed while taking in the visual delights of Bibury as he stands on a now-iconic three-arched stone bridge crossing the River Colm at the village’s heart.

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