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Malmesbury (/ ˈ m ɑː (l) m z b ər i /) is a town and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, which lies approximately 14 miles (23 km) west of Swindon, 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Bristol, and 9 miles (14 km) north of Chippenham.
The SN postcode area, also known as the Swindon postcode area, [2] is a group of eighteen postcode districts in England, within ten post towns.These cover north Wiltshire (including Swindon, Chippenham, Calne, Corsham, Devizes, Malmesbury, Marlborough, Melksham and Pewsey), plus a small part of south-west Oxfordshire (including Faringdon) and a very small part of Gloucestershire.
Sherston is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8 km) west of Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England.The parish is bounded to the north by the county boundary with Gloucestershire, and to the southeast by the Fosse Way, a Roman road.
Malmesbury House and St Anne's Gate seen from St. John's Street.. Malmesbury House is a Grade I listed building in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, in the city's cathedral close. Located on the eastern side of the close by the St Anne's Gate, it is one of numerous historic buildings in the city. [1]
Malmesbury Abbey, at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, is a former Benedictine abbey dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It was one of the few English religious houses with a continuous history from the 7th century through to the Dissolution of the Monasteries .
Lea is a village in Wiltshire, England, lying approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Malmesbury. It is part of the civil parish of Lea and Cleverton which includes the village of Garsdon and the hamlet of Cleverton. Garsdon was a separate parish until 1934. [2] [3]
Hullavington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, just to the north of the M4 motorway. The village lies about 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Malmesbury and 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (9 km) north of Chippenham. The Fosse Way, a Roman road, forms the western boundary of the parish.
It was described by John Leland, who visited Malmesbury in 1542, as follows: [5] [6] [7] Malmesbyri hath a good quik [lively] market kept every Saturday. There is a right fair and costeley peace of worke in the market place made all of stone and curiusly voultid for poore market folkes to stande dry when rayne cummith.