Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Malmesbury lies about six miles north of Junction 17 of the M4, on the southern edge of the Cotswolds. The oldest borough in England, with a charter, given by Alfred the Great. There's history around every corner, a thousand pictures waiting for your camera.
The town is famous for its Abbey though only a part of the Abbey Church now remains. The surviving building is only around two thirds of the nave, of the original. It was from a tower here that Elmer, the flying monk, leaped in c.1000AD. in his attempt to be the first man to fly. He travelled more than a furlong, but broke both his legs! Athelstan first King of all England is said to have been buried here in 939 AD. So too is Hannah Twynnoy, a barmaid mauled to death by a tiger in a travelling menagerie. |
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Malmesbury Concert Band
Unit 6
Park Road
MALMESBURY
SN16 0BX
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