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Fearrington Village is a mixed-use community located on farmland dating back to the 18th century in Pittsboro, North Carolina. The community is located just minutes from Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh. == History == The community began in 1974 when R.B. Fitch and his late wife Jenny purchased the two-centuries old dairy farm from Jesse Fearrington.〔(Rebekah L. (2008, August 10). "True to His Vision" The Chapel Hill News, pp C1. )〕 Jesse inherited the farm that was started by his great-great grandfather, William Cole who staked out a claim in 1786. They named the community Fearrington to honor the stewardship of Jesse and his forebears. Located midway between Chapel Hill and Pittsboro along U.S. 15-501 in Chatham County, Fearrington currently occupies about .〔(Nancy E. (2007, July/August). "So You're Thinking of Moving to Fearrington Village" Chapel Hill Magazine, pp 95. )〕 The Fitches slowly began to craft a unique community from the rolling pastures and wooded acres of the farm, where residents would enjoy dining, relaxing, shopping and living. The Fitches aimed to recreate the smaller villages of England and modeled the Fearrington Village Center after those hamlets long before the term "mixed-use community" joined the lexicon.〔 They wanted to create a "coming together place" where one could pick up daily necessities, have lunch with friends, and enjoy an English garden setting. Over the last 30 years the community has grown to include over 1800 residents, an award-winning country inn and restaurant (The Fearrington House), a cafe & bar, chocolate and wine shop, an independent bookstore, a home décor shop, plants and garden art shop and more. Belted Galloway cows, the village's iconic mascot, were added to the farm in 1983.〔 The Fearrington House Country Inn is one of only two AAA five-diamond facilities in the state,〔((2007, November 27). "AAA unveils list of Triangle's four-diamond restaurants, hotels" Triangle Business Journal. )〕 earning the Five Diamond designation 15 years in a row, more times than any other accommodation in the Carolinas.〔((2008, January 10). "Fearrington, Umstead Snag AAA Top Honors" WRAL. )〕 The Inn is also North Carolina's only five-star hotel, according to Mobil Travel Guide's annual rankings.〔((2006, November 9). "Fearrington House inn merits five-star status" Triangle Business Journal. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fearrington Village」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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