Wiltshire England United Kingdom
51.5877858,-2.1014016

Malmesbury

Malmesbury () 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 older part of the town is on a hilltop which is almost surrounded by the upper waters of the Bristol Avon and one of its tributaries. Once the site of an Iron Age fort, in the early medieval period, Malmesbury became the site of Malmesbury Abbey, a monastery famed for its learning. It was later home to one of Alfred the Great's fortified burhs for defence against the Vikings. Æthelstan, the first king of all England, was buried in Malmesbury Abbey when he died in 939. As a market town, it became prominent in the Middle Ages as a centre for learning, focused on and around the abbey. In modern times, Malmesbury is best known for its abbey, the bulk of which forms a rare survival of the dissolution of the monasteries. The economy benefits mostly from agriculture, as well as tourism to the Cotswolds, and a Dyson facility, the town's main employer. At the 2011 census, the population of the parish was 5,380.

Distance between:

London to Malmesbury 85 Miles / 137 Kms
Liverpool to Malmesbury 132 Miles / 212 Kms

Postal Code SN16 0AL

Population 2017: 5729 inhabitants



church Nearby

Malmesbury Abbey

museum Nearby

Athelstan Museum

park Nearby

The Abbey House Gardens

tourist attraction Nearby

Great British Gardens