Malmesbury Town Team, which represents businesses in the Wiltshire town and surrounding area, has produced a free retail and hospitality guide for new residents & visitors. The Guide highlights the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The history of Malmesbury Abbey is a long one and there are many tales to tell of the celebrated monastery. Founded by the Benedictines in 676, part of the abbey still survives today, over ...

Halley’s comet is “responsible” for war, famine, and bad fortune for a lot of people in history. In 980 A.D, Eilmer of Malmesbury saw the comet and right away thought of it as a bad omen. His village ...

A visitor to modern Malmesbury will climb the steep steps ... there’s the first man to have ever flown - a monk called Eilmer who made wings, thought he could fly, jumped off the top of the ...

It’s as if history stopped in Malmesbury once the Normans arrived and built this ... As well as the first king of England, there’s the first man to have ever flown - a monk called Eilmer who made ...

Modern-day visitors to Malmesbury will ascend the steep steps ... there’s the first man to have ever flown - a monk called Eilmer who made wings, thought he could fly, jumped off the top of ...

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. Malmesbury Abbey's spire collapsed in the ...

malmesburygardencentre.co.uk If you want to learn more about Malmesbury Abbey and Eilmer, 'The Flying Monk', watch this brilliant episode of Meet the Ancestors on BBC iPlayer.