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 ...

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 ...

The remains are believed to belong to members of a monastic community associated with Malmesbury Abbey, a 12th-century building of worship. The skeletons, which dated to between 670 and 940 AD ...

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 ...

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 ...