Kemble is a village at the South-Eastern edge of the county deep in the Cotswolds and close to Cirencester. The village has existed since Saxon times or even earlier as it is situated near the Roman Fosse Way. Roman tiles have been found in the nearby village of Ewen.
A pre-Christian 7th century cemetery having been found in the village. The parish church has Norman origins with a tower dating from 1250CE. Kemble is the closest settlement to the Thames Head, the source of the mighty river.
A nearby former RAF base (once home to the Red Arrows) is now known as Cotswold Airport used mainly by light aircraft.
