Malmesbury Abbey, known as the final resting place of Æthelstan, the first King of the English, boasts a history that stretches back to the seventh century in the Wiltshire village of Malmesbury.

Malmesbury Abbey is a Norman building which dates from around 1180. It has been a Christian site since the 7th century when a monastery was founded. The Norman building in the centre of Malmesbury ...

"He went there with 40 men from Malmesbury. A little mini army and they were engaged in some sort of argument about land and money." The abbey was about to start a big building programme and ...

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 ...

"In the 1300s Malmesbury Abbey had a west tower and a spire, it had a tower taller than Salisbury Cathedral so it would have been an immensely impressive building visible for miles around." ...

The blaze broke out after rubbish outside Malmesbury Abbey, in Wiltshire, was torched on Friday, June 3. Firefighters rushed to the scene from a station in Chippenham 10 miles away because the ...

Goblets, ornaments and money from a charity box has been taken. Malmesbury Abbey has been burgled, with a "number of items of great significance" stolen. These include goblets, ornaments ...