He added: "I think what you see here at Purton Church is like an echo of Malmesbury Abbey - this is what Malmesbury Abbey would have looked like back in the 1300s." ...

In the 1300s, Malmesbury Abbey was embroiled in in the theft of £10,000 (Image: Getty) He said: "He operated as a gangster and a gangster who was prepared to kill or have his enemies killed." ...

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 ...

During the excavation, "24 identifiable skeletons" were found on the grounds of The Old Bell Hotel next to Malmesbury Abbey, in the U.K., according to a press release.

Archeologists discover oldest non-royal mummy ever in Egypt 01:31. Archeologists in the U.K. have unearthed more than two dozen human skeletons dating back more than 1,000 years in the garden of a ...

An expert who has been researching the historical significance of a long forgotten road claims he has made a fresh discovery. Wiltshire historian David Mitchell's fascination with the North Wessex ...

Image caption, Malmesbury Abbey's spire collapsed in the 1500s Speaking to BBC Wiltshire, Mr Mitchell explained that St Mary's is one of only three churches in England to have both of these features.