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 ...

Known as the final resting place of Æthelstan, the first King of the English, Malmesbury Abbey has a long and varied history, being established in the seventh century in the village of Malmesbury ...

By the 11th century, Malmesbury Abbey was one of Europe’s leading seats of scholarship. A new abbey church was built in the 12th century and was much larger than that seen today (only about a ...

A representative of Cotswold Archaeology said it's not uncommon to find graves near a church ... Abbey, on the grounds of England's oldest hotel. Our passion for history and ancestral ties to ...

Malmesbury Abbey - famous for its Norman architecture ... sense of disappointment" that someone would steal from a church and take away items of local heritage. "I wouldn't steal from the ...

Malmesbury Abbey has had a number of 'items of great significance' stolen. Credit: Wiltshire Police Images of items stolen from an Abbey in Wiltshire have been released, as police try to track ...

Malmesbury Abbey, known as the burial site of Æthelstan, the first King of the English, boasts an extensive history dating back to the 7th century in Wiltshire's Malmesbury village. It stands out ...