Places to see in ( Melksham - UK )
Places to see in ( Melksham - UK )
Melksham is a town on the River Avon in Wiltshire, England, about 4 ¹⁄₂ miles northeast of Trowbridge and 6 mi south of Chippenham. Melksham developed at a ford across the River Avon and the name is presumed to derive from meolc, the Old English for milk, and ham, a village. On John Speed's map of Wiltshire (1611), the name is spelt both Melkesam (for the hundred) and Milsham (for the town itself). Melksham was a royal estate at the time of the Norman Conquest.
Melksham is also the name of the Royal forest that occupied the surrounding of the area in the Middle Ages. An announcement was made in the Bath Chronicle in June 1792 of the establishment of the Melksham Bank by the firm of Awdry, Long & Bruges. In November 1813 the misquoting of part of an advertisement in two London newspapers caused panic amongst the bank customers, many of whom quickly withdrew their money, reportedly causing some bustle among the partners of the bank.
In 1815 the Melksham Spa Company was formed by a group of 'respectable gentlemen', with names such as Methuen, Long and others, all of whom had done very well from the now declining textile industry. Their aim was to promote a spa, after abortive attempts to find coal had uncovered two springs.
The civil parish of Melksham includes Melksham Forest, formerly a separate settlement 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the northeast and now a suburb of the town. It has an Anglican church (St Andrew) and a Methodist church Based upon its overall road length, the shortest street in Melksham is aptly called Short Street, situated at the top of Melksham Forest.
The parish of Melksham Without includes several villages and suburbs of Melksham:
Bowerhill, a large residential community generally considered as separate from Melksham, with a large industrial area
Hunter's Meadow, a relatively new district north of Bowerhill
Berryfield, a village south of and adjacent to Melksham, often considered part of the town
Beanacre, a village to the north, again often considered as a northern suburb of the town.
Melksham has an Assembly Hall and the Rachel Fowler Centre while many of the surrounding villages have community halls which offer a wide variety of activities. Melksham Oak Community School offers a variety of sporting and cultural facilities to the community of Melksham.
The town is served by Melksham railway station, on the branch of the Wessex Main Line from Chippenham to Trowbridge, and currently it is served by eight trains in either direction each weekday (5 to 7 on Sunday), up from just 2 a day prior to December 2013. Trains are operated by Great Western Railway.
Melksham is on the north-south A350 main road from the M4 motorway (Junction 17, near Chippenham) to Poole on the south coast. It is served by bus companies including Faresaver and First West of England. The A350 stretch directly to the south of the town has been designed to allow for possible future expansion to dual-carriageway status if required.
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Great Chalfield Manor Filming location of The other boleyn Girl
Great Chalfield Manor House, Wiltshire
Had a lovely summer visit in 2013
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(HD) Chew Valley Lake , North Somerset. Mon 22nd July 2013.
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On the last day of my July weeks holiday we take a drive up to Chew Valley Lake in the beautiful Chew Valley. To the north of the lake in under 5 miles is the City of Bristol via Dundry Hill, and 10 miles to the west is Bristol Airport. The Mendip Hills leading to Cheddar Gorge are to the South.
The lake which provides drinking water for Bristol is the 5th largest man-made lake in the Country. It was opened on the 17th April 1956, a month i know well.... after being constructed for several years by Bristol Waterworks Company. In the making they had to flood the old hamlet of Moreton, which apparently was a thriving community in the Middle Ages. Excavations some time back revealed this and also possibly the remains of the Nunnery Santa Cruz.
Most of the water comes from the nearby Mendip Hills to the south. We stopped for lunch at the Tea rooms at the north of the lake,and a bit later we drive round to the west side to go to Woodford Lodge. At Woodford it is a bit quieter, and where some of the best views of the lake can be had. They have a very nice restaurant which overlooks the lake, where we sampled a Pear and Honey crumble with custard.....highly excellent !! That's the waistline gone again....ha ha. The final 2 clips are taken at the south-western end of the lake and again i have problems with what i can see to film....bright concrete for starters lol.
The lake is used for a variety of leisure pursuits, including fishing, yachting, nature trail, bird watching etc etc. I can thoroughly recommend a visit here if your ever in the area; for us it was a lovely way to finish time-out !!!
Filmed on a Panasonic HC X800.
Walk along Chester Town Wall in Cheshire, England 4
The Virtual Tourist walks around Chester Town Wall in Cheshire, England
TUCKEDAWAY | The Castle Inn, Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire
The Castle Inn, Mount Pleasant, Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1SJ
Please don't imagine us to be a gastro pub... by this we simply wish to emphasise that we are not a restaurant masquerading as a pub... we just love to serve fresh, good food at a reasonable price!
Our approach to dining is simple and informal; we operate a non-reservation policy of first come, first served, you order at the bar, and you can eat wherever you want - easy!
All of our dishes are produced on the premises by proper chefs and the menus are designed to satisfy the smallest to largest of appetites.
Food at The Castle Inn is served all day, everyday. From 8am 'til Noon (10am on Sundays) we serve a comprehensive breakfast/brunch menu including an inventive vegetarian twist on the Full English. From Noon 'til 10pm we serve the main menu with its mix of pub 'classics', comfort food and grazing - and then a thigh slapping Sunday Roast from noon and a vegetarian option too.
See more at tuckedaway.co.uk
Property For Sale in the UK: near to Wroughton Wiltshire 425000 GBP House
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The largest Firework Display - Guinness World Records
The record for the largest firework display was achieved on Madeira Island, POrtugal on 31 December 2006 by Macedo´s Pirotecnia