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Village church may be 'replica of Malmesbury Abbey'
Mr Mitchell's latest theory is that St Mary's Church in Purton, which boast both a west tower and a spire, was modelled on Malmesbury Abbey 12 miles away. Speaking to BBC Wiltshire, Mr Mitchell ...
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Malmesbury: England's Oldest Borough
in the Middle Ages the building had a tall central spire... Malmesbury Abbey's founder, Maidulph, died in 675. At this time Aldhelm, a Saxon by birth and related to King Ine of Wessex, took over ...
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Orchestra set return to Malmesbury Abbey for spring concert
The Royal Wootton Bassett Orchestra is set to return to Malmesbury Abbey. The spring concert, 'A Tale of Two Cities', will feature pieces by Schubert, Brahms, Richard Strauss, and Beethoven ...