The market town of Corsham

Corsham is a typical West Wiltshire weaving town, tastefully built of Bath stone. Several local quarries were worked in the parish from early times.  The town has been home to several armed forces, especially during the second world war.
 

In 1801 it was the eighth most popular town in the county jealously preserving a number of ancient rights, which included the right to hold a court leet and have its own coroner. The parishioners were exempt from jury service and the vicar was empowered to hold his own consistory court.

In and around Corsham is a group of several distinguished country mansions. Hartham Park, Monks Park, Puckeredge House, seventeenth-century Pickwick Manor, Jaggards and Easton Manor House (Circa 15th century).   The finest and most imposing of those in the district is Corsham Court.

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Visit Corsham, in Wiltshire...

• Flickr - Corsham

Information about Corsham...

• Wikipedia - Corsham

• CuriousFox UK Gazeteer - Corsham

~ ~ WHERE WE USED TO LIVE ~ ~

The city and county of  BRISTOL

The market town of  CHIPPENHAM

The city of  SALISBURY,  the county town of Wiltshire

The picturesque village of  SIXPENNY HANDLEY  in North Dorset,
on the South Wiltshire and Hampshire borders

The Dorset town of  WEYMOUTH

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