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The SN postcode area, also known as the Swindon postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Calne, Chippenham, Corsham, Devizes, Faringdon, Malmesbury, Marlborough, Melksham, Pewsey and Swindon in England. ...
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Malmesbury is a south Cotswold town and civil parish in south west England in the county of Wiltshire. The town is close to Cirencester, Chippenham and Swindon and surrounded by rivers on three sides. The Cotswolds is the name given to a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, a hilly area reaching over 300 m or 1000 feet. ...
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Cirencester is a market town in Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles (150 km) west northwest of London. ...
Statistics Population: 30,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: ST919733 Administration District: North Wiltshire Shire county: Wiltshire Region: South West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Wiltshire Services Police force: Wiltshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service Ambulance: Great Western Post office...
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Geography and administration
Malmesbury is a hilltop town, shaped by the geography carved by two rivers. From the west, the infant Bristol Avon flows from Sherston, and from the north west, a tributary either known as the Tetbury Avon or, locally, as The Ingleburn. They flow within 100 yards of each other but are separated by a narrow and high isthmus, just a few yards across, which forces the Bristol Avon south and the Tetbury Avon east. This creates a rocky outcrop as a south-facing, gently sloping hilltop, until the two rivers meet on the southern edge of the town. The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. ...
Tetbury is a town and civil parish located in Cotswold (district), Gloucestershire, England. ...
The Isthmus of Panama connects North and South America. ...
With very steep, and in places cliff-like sides, the town was described by Sir William Waller, as the best naturally-defended inland location he had seen. The hilltop contains several freshwater springs, which were regarded as holy wells from the 7th century. The clean water, almost island-like geography, hilltop position and south-facing land, would have made Malmesbury an ideal location for safe, defensive habitation for millennia. For the former governor of Mississippi, see Bill Waller. ...
Local government Since 1974 Malmesbury has had three tiers of local government: parish, district and county.
At the most local level is Malmesbury Town Council, formed as successor to the municipal borough. The town council is made up of sixteen councillors, who elect annually a town mayor and deputy town mayor from their number. Successor parishes are civil parishes created by the Local Government Act 1972 with the same boundaries as an urban district or municipal borough abolished by the Act. ...
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Malmesbury forms part of North Wiltshire District, administered by an elected district council. The parish of Malmesbury forms one of thirty-five wards for district council elections, and returns two councillors.[1] North Wiltshire is a local government district in Wiltshire, England. ...
For elections to Wiltshire County Council, Malmesbury forms an electoral division, returning a single county councillor.[2] The County Council has applied to the Department for Communities and Local Government for unitary status, which would mean the abolition of North Wiltshire District. A decision on this expected in July 2007.[3] The Department for Communities and Local Government is a United Kingdom government department. ...
History Malmesbury was the oldest borough in England (although Barnstaple has a counter claim: both were given royal borough status around 880AD). Recent archaeological excavations have revealed stone town wall defences, which have been dated to the Iron Age between 800 and 500BC, making Malmesbury arguably the oldest continually inhabited town in England. The importance of this general area in antiquity is re-inforced by Roman finds at nearby Calcot Manor.[4] Nearby to the north is the medieval Beverston Castle For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...
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Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...
Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ...
Calcot Manor is an English farmhouse dating from the 14th century near the township of Tetbury in Gloucestershire. ...
The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ...
Beverston Castle south tower of western range Beverston Castle, also known as Beverstone Castle, was originally constructed as a medieval stone fortress and is situated in the village of Beverston, Gloucestershire, England. ...
The town is famous for its 12th century Abbey which once had a spire taller than that of Salisbury Cathedral. From early Saxon times through to the 14th century AD, the Benedictine abbey was a centre of learning and a place of pilgrimage. Interior of the Abbey, showing the unusual watching-loft projecting above the nave. ...
A modern spire on the Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. ...
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishops Grounds by John Constable c. ...
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The Market Cross, the Abbey and the main shopping street The present day abbey is the third built on or near the same spot at the north end of the hilltop. A third of this building remains, as much was destroyed, reputedly by a storm in the late 15th century. Henry VIII sold the remainder to a local clothier called William Stumpe. The extant part of the Abbey is now the parish church. The remains contain a parvise which still holds some fine examples of books from the Abbey library. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1002, 423 KB) View down the main shopping street onto the Market Cross and Abbey. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1002, 423 KB) View down the main shopping street onto the Market Cross and Abbey. ...
Parvise or Parvis A room over the porch of a church - quite often found in Norman Churches in England. ...
The town was of strategic importance during the English Civil War, being a strong defensive position on the road between Oxford and Bristol. It was fiercely fought over and is said to have changed hands seven times. The south face of Malmesbury Abbey still bears pock-marks from cannon and gunshot. For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ...
Interior of the Abbey, showing the unusual watching-loft projecting above the nave. ...
Although once the centre of the lace-making industry, the industrial revolution had little effect on the town. The railway station, built in 1877, was closed down in 1960. The Malmesbury Branch, built by the Great Western Railway split from the main London-Bristol line at Dauntsey, although a later connection with the northern GWR 'mainline' to the Severn Tunnel and Wales was made at Somerford. Just short of its terminus, the line ran through a short tunnel: the only tunnel on the line between Malmesbury and Paddington. The tunnel has one portal in the grounds of The Retreat. A Watt steam engine, the steam engine that propelled the Industrial Revolution in Britain and the world. ...
1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
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The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ...
The approach to the tunnel. ...
Paddington Station, March 2005 during rush hour Paddington station or London Paddington station is a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area of London. ...
The Market Cross was built at the end of the 15th Century and was, according to a quote of the time "a place for poor folkes to stand when the rain cometh." Today it remains one of the finest examples of its kind in England Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x2003, 449 KB) The Market Cross was built at the end of the 15th Century and was, according to a quote of the time “a place for poor folkes to stand when the rain cometh†. Today it remains one of the...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x2003, 449 KB) The Market Cross was built at the end of the 15th Century and was, according to a quote of the time “a place for poor folkes to stand when the rain cometh†. Today it remains one of the...
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Stained glass window showing Eilmer, installed in Malmesbury Abbey in 1920 in memory of Rev. ...
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Hannah Twynnoy is reputedly the first person on record to have been killed by a tiger in Britain. ...
James Grout (born 22 October 1927 in London) is an English television and radio actor. ...
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Sir James Dyson (born Cromer, Norfolk, England, 2 May 1947) is a British industrial designer. ...
Jamie Cullum (born August 20, 1979) is an English jazz/pop pianist and singer-songwriter. ...
James Castle is a Scottish sculptor and artist based in Malmesbury,_ Wiltshire. ...
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Malmesbury Commoners At the Battle of Brunanburh in 937AD, King Athelstan of Wessex defeated an army of northern English and Scots and made a claim to become the first 'King of All England'. He was helped by many men from Malmesbury, and in gratitude is said to have given the townsfolk their freedom, along with 600 hides of land to the south of the town. The Battle of Brunanburh was a West Saxon victory in 937 by the army of king Athelstan and his brother Edmund over the combined armies of Olaf III Guthfrithson, Viking king of Dublin, Constantine, king of Scotland and King Owain of Strathclyde. ...
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The status of freemen of Malmesbury was passed down through the generations and remains to this day. It is likely, however, that the title of freeman, or commoner, was given to tradesmen and craftsmen coming into the town during the early middle ages, so the claim of direct lineage from the men who fought with King Athelstan to the present day commoners is unlikely, though possible. Since at least the 17th century, however, the right has been only handed down from father to son or son-in-law. There is a maximum of 280 commoners. The organisation is said to be the 'most exclusive club' in the world, as to enter it one has to be born to a freeman or marry the daughter of one. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
However, it is now impossible to marry into it. Since 2000, and with the possibility of falling numbers, women were admitted for the first time - the daughters of freemen. The organisation, The Warden and Freemen of Malmesbury, still owns the land to the south of the town, along with dozens of properties, pubs and shops within the town itself, providing affordable housing to townsfolk.
Places of interest
Old Bell Hotel On the other side of Abbey from Abbey House Gardens is the Old Bell Hotel, which dates back to the 12th century, when it housed the VIP guests making pilgrimages to the Abbey. Abbey House Gardens is a country house garden in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, covering . ...
In the centre of the town stands the Market Cross, built in c1490, possibly using stone salvaged from the recently-ruined part of the abbey. It was described by John Leland writing in the 1540s as a 'right costly piece of work', which was built to shelter the 'poore market folke' when 'rain cometh'. An elaborately carved octagonal structure, it is recognised as one of the best preserved of its kind in England. It still serves its purpose today, nicknamed 'The Birdcage', because of its appearance, it shelters market traders by day and as a meeting point at night. A market cross is a structure used to mark a market square in market towns. ...
A market cross is a structure used to mark a market square in market towns. ...
Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martà Joan De Galba is published. ...
John Leland (September 13, 1502–April 18, 1552) was an English antiquary. ...
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The main entrance to Malmesbury Abbey (the South Porch) seen from the graveyard. This picture shows the full modern extent of the Abbey, to the right lies only ruins.
The interior of Malmesbury Abbey Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1030, 403 KB) Malmesbury Abbey exterior, showing the South Porch and graveyard. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1030, 403 KB) Malmesbury Abbey exterior, showing the South Porch and graveyard. ...
Interior of the Abbey, showing the unusual watching-loft projecting above the nave. ...
Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1536 × 2048 pixel, file size: 677 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) An inside picture of what remains of Malmesbury Abbey (Wiltshire, England). ...
Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1536 × 2048 pixel, file size: 677 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) An inside picture of what remains of Malmesbury Abbey (Wiltshire, England). ...
Tower House A large building of medieval origins, now a private home, Tower House stands at the end of Oxford Street. It contains a high-roofed main hall where it is said Henry VIII dined after hunting in nearby Bradon Forest. In the 1840s, a doctor living in the house, with a passion for astronomy, built a narrow tower protruding high from the roof. It dominates the skyline of the east of the town.
Daniel's Well A part of the River Avon (Sherston branch) to the west of the town centre, named after the monk Daniel, who lived at the abbey in the 9th century. He is said to have submerged himself in the cold water every day for decades to quell fiery passions. The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. ...
Sherston may refer to: Sherston, a village in the county of Wiltshire, England. ...
Bremilham Church Near the town lies Bremilham Church, on a farm at Foxley-cum-Bremilham, which measures just 4m by 3.6m. Its single pew has space for four people and there is standing room for six more. The church, which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the smallest church in use in Britain, holds one service to mark Rogationtide. Other historic buildings nearby to the north are Calcot Manor and the partially ruined Beverston Castle. Rogation days are the three days (Rogation Monday, Rogation Tuesday and Rogation Wednesday) immediately before Ascension Thursday in the Christian liturgical calendar. ...
Calcot Manor is an English farmhouse dating from the 14th century near the township of Tetbury in Gloucestershire. ...
Beverston Castle south tower of western range Beverston Castle, also known as Beverstone Castle, was originally constructed as a medieval stone fortress and is situated in the village of Beverston, Gloucestershire, England. ...
Present day industry Malmesbury's main employer is Dyson who have their headquarters on the edge of the town. The HQ is now mainly a design organisation, with manufacturing carried out in Malaysia. The town also has a thriving High Street with numerous independent shops and a regular market. It is increasingly a tourist centre, popularised by Abbey House Gardens, a five acre garden attraction based around the medieval Abbott's House next to the Abbey. The gardens, which stretch from close to the town centre down to the River Avon below, were created by Ian and Barbara Pollard, also known as 'The Naked Gardeners' and opened to the public in the late 1990s. Dyson may refer to: // Charles W. Dyson (1861 – 1930), a US Navy Rear Admiral Freeman Dyson or one of his relatives: Freeman Dyson, physicist, or the Dyson sphere or Dyson series named after him; George Dyson (composer) (1883-1964), English composer, father of Freeman Dyson Esther Dyson, consultant and philosopher...
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Abbey House Gardens is a country house garden in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, covering . ...
The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. ...
The EKCO Factory At the beginning of the World War II, the electronics company EKCO moved from Southend to Malmesbury to avoid the danger of bombing and established a war time factory to produce radar equipment. The factory continued production after the war and eventually became part of AT&T. The site existed until 2004 when the owners, Lucent Technologies moved their operations to Swindon. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
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This article is about the current AT&T. For the 1885-2005 company, see American Telephone & Telegraph. ...
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In 1996, AT&T spun off its Systems and Technology units, along with the famous Bell Laboratories, to form a new company named Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU). ...
Miscellaneous - Malmesbury natives are known as Jackdaws. This originates from the colony of jackdaws that inhabit the abbey walls and roof.
- Malmesbury has a thriving carnival which takes place in the last two weeks of August, with the finale a procession through the town held on the first Saturday in September. It has grown in recent years to now include more than 30 events, ranging from music events to an attempt on the world record for the largest pillow fight.
- Malmesbury had a nine-day wonder in January 1998, when two Tamworth pigs (the Tamworth Two) escaped from the town's abattoir. They swam the Tetbury branch of the River Avon, across a few fields and lived in an orchard for a week. The story made international headlines with tabloid newspapers and TV news stations fighting each other to sight and then capture the pigs. They now live a comfortable life at the South of England Rare Breeds Centre, near Ashford in Kent where they can be visited.
- Malmesbury is twinned with the German town of Niebüll and partnered with Gien in France.
- Malmesbury is known as the ancestral home of the Hanks family.
- The Malmesbury Singers are a choir that practices every Monday during term time in Malmesbury Abbey. They put on two concerts a year.
- The world music festival Womad Charlton Park was held in Charlton Park in Malmesbury in 2007.
- Malmesbury has its own Morris Dancing side - named Malmesbury Morris - which was founded in 2004. They meet on Thursdays at the Reading Room in Corston, Wiltshire - just South of Malmesbury itself.
- Malmesbury has two primary schools, Malmesbury Church of England Primary School and St. Joseph's Catholic School, and one secondary school called Malmesbury School.
Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Jackdaw range The Jackdaw (Corvus monedula), sometimes known as the Eurasian Jackdaw or European Jackdaw, is one of the smallest species (34–39 cm in length) in the genus of crows and ravens. ...
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A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ...
A childrens pillow fight A pillow fight is a common game mostly played by young children in which they attack each other with pillows. ...
The Tamworth Two were a pair of pigs who escaped while being unloaded from a lorry at an abattoir in the English town of Malmesbury, Wiltshire in January 1998. ...
Niebüll (Danish: Nibøl, Frisian: Naibel) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ...
Gien is a commune of the Loiret département, in France. ...
Womad Charlton Park is the name given to the WOMAD festival to be held in England, replacing Womad Reading, the last of which took place in 2006. ...
Cotswold morris with handkerchiefs A morris dance is a form of English folk dance usually accompanied with music. ...
Malmesbury Morris performing at St. ...
, Corston is a small village on the A429 road in Wiltshire, England - approximately 3 miles South of the town of Malmesbury, Wiltshire. ...
Malmesbury Church of England Primary School in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, often locally referred to as Malmesbury Primary School, is one of two primary schools providing Primary education for the towns children between the ages of 4 and 11. ...
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Stained glass window showing Eilmer, installed in Malmesbury Abbey in 1920 in memory of Rev. ...
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