Step inside the Cotswolds, where Americans are flocking for a taste of old-money luxury

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A country lane in the Cotswolds.
A typical view in the Cotswolds.

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American money is transforming the Cotswolds into the 'Hamptons of England'

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Facade of D'Ambrosi Fine Foods
D'Ambrosi Fine Foods is an American-run business in Stow-on-the-Wold.

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As locals gossip beneath the low-beamed ceiling of a coffee shop, I ask Audrey Ann Masur to speak up.

Cotswolds starter kit: The 7 fashion and lifestyle must-haves of the British country elite in the 'Hamptons of England'

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A view of Hale Lane in the Cotswolds
A lane in the Cotswolds, the area of England dubbed the "Hamptons of England."

Frederick Hunt for BI

I moved from South Carolina to the 'Hamptons of England.' I feel more supported as a mom here in the Cotswolds.

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Audrey Ann Masur
Audrey Ann Masur, 37, has lived in the Cotswolds for five years.

Frederick Hunt for BI

I'm an American who moved to the 'Hamptons of England' to open a luxury deli. We serve A-listers — but locals are key.

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Split image of Jesse D'Ambrosi and D'Ambrosi Fine Foods
Jesse D'Ambrosi and the signage for her store, D'Ambrosi Fine Foods, in Stow-on-the-Wold.

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