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{{Infobox England place|
'''Corsham''' is a small town in northwest [[Wiltshire]] in [[England]], close to both [[Bath]] and [[Chippenham, Wiltshire|Chippenham]].
|Image= [[Image:corshamhigh.jpg|300px|<nowiki></nowiki>]]<br />The historic High Street is typical of a [[Cotswolds|Cotswold]] town
|Place= Corsham
|Parish= Corsham Town Council[http://www.corsham.gov.uk/]
|Population = 12,000<ref>[http://www.corsham.gov.uk/corshamgovuk.nsf/d8002a23c3c0b2b946256555004bdb00/ea0bc2530cfdc42980256efc003088a3/$FILE/CorshamTC-Tax05.pdf Council Tax 2005/06] {{pdf}}, Corsham Town Council. Retrieved on October 5, 2006.</ref>
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|Region= [[South West England]]
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|Constituency= [[Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Chippenham]] (c. 2009) <br /> [[North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Wiltshire]] (2005)
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|PostCode= SN13
|DiallingCode= 01249 (Corsham) <br /> 01225 (Hawthorn)
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'''Corsham''' is a small mediæval town in northwest [[Wiltshire]], [[England]]. It is at the southwestern extreme of the [[Cotswolds]], between [[Bath]] (10&nbsp;miles, 17&nbsp;km) and [[Chippenham, Wiltshire|Chippenham]] (5&nbsp;miles, 9&nbsp;km.)


The [[civil parish]] of Corsham includes the neighbouring communities of '''Broadstone''', '''Chapel Knap''', '''Easton''', '''Gastard''', '''Hartham''', '''Leafield''', '''The Linleys''', '''Neston''', '''The Ridge''', '''Rudloe''' and '''Thingley'''.
One of the towns that prospered greatly from Wilshire's wool trade in medieval times, it maintained its prosperity after the decline of that trade through the quarrying of [[Bath stone]].


In the past, Corsham was a centre for the [[wool]] industry, and a source for quarrying [[Bath stone]]. It includes numerous historic buildings, such as the [[stately home]] of [[Corsham Court]]. In [[World War II]] and the [[Cold War]], it became a major administrative and manufacturing centre for the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]], with numerous establishments both above ground and in the old quarry tunnels.
Corsham' small town centre includes the new Martingate Centre that has been redeveloped. The town has its own [[festival]]. Corsham also started a jazz festival (separate from the town [[festival]]) in 2004, which included a performance by the [[National Youth Jazz Orchestra]]. The event however was not as successful as the organizers would have hoped, bands across the seven venues had to compete with each other and turnout was lower than expected. In 2005 the festival was reduced to just two venues and a much reduced lineup. In 2006 the festival reduced in size once again with only the Royal Oak Pub hosting the event, with the Stan Tracey Trio as principal headliners.


==History==
Corsham also has a stately home, [[Corsham Court]]. Standing on a former Saxon royal manor, it is based on an Elizabethan manor home from 1582. Since 1745, it has been part of the [[Baron Methuen|Methuen]] estate. The house has an extensive collection of Old Masters, rooms furnished by [[Robert Adams]] and [[Thomas Chippendale]], and parks landscaped by [[Capability Brown]] and [[Humphry Repton]]. The house is open to the public all year round excluding December and is famed locally for its collection of [[peacocks]]. [http://www.corshamtown.co.uk/]


Corsham derives its name from 'Cosa' village', where ''hām'' is the Old English for homestead, or village. The town is referred in the [[Domesday book]] as ''Cosseham''; the letter 'R' appears to have entered the name later under [[Normans|Norman]] influence.
The owner of Corsham Court in the mid-seventeenth century was the commander of the Parliamentarian [[New Model Army]] in Wiltshire. His wife built what came to be known as the Hungerford Almshouses in the centre of town. These famous [[almshouse]]s were recently featured on the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Restoration (television)|Restoration]]'' [[television series]].


One of the towns that prospered greatly from [[Wiltshire]]'s [[wool]] trade in mediæval times, it maintained its prosperity after the decline of that trade through the quarrying of [[Bath stone]], with [[underground mining]] works extending to the south and west of Corsham.
Corsham is the site of the eastern portal of the well-known [[Box Tunnel]] and the disused entrance to Tunnel Quarry, which used to be visible off Pockeredge Drive. The largely disused emergency government wartime headquarters, known as [[Hawthorn, Wiltshire|Hawthorn]] or [[Turnstile, Bunker|Turnstile]], is located in the neighbourhood. The headquarters was offered for sale in 2005 [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1849406,00.html].


There was once a [[priory]] in Corsham, which was destroyed, then replaced with a [[Georgian architecture|Georgian house]] (now [[Heywood School]]) located on Priory Street.
[[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall|Camilla Parker Bowles]] (who later married [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Charles]], [[Prince of Wales]], and assumed the title [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall|Camilla]], [[Duchess of Cornwall]]) is a noted former resident of Corsham; when she moved to the nearby village of [[Lacock]] in [[1995]], she sold her house to the [[Pink Floyd]] musician [[Nick Mason]].


The town of Corsham was the inspiration for [[Charles Dickens]]'s novel ''[[The Pickwick Papers]]''. The name ''Pickwick'' is likely to have come from that of a nearby farm, Pickwick Lodge Farm. This area is the part of Corsham which is on the [[A4 road|A4]], once the main road from [[London]] to [[Bristol]].
The town of Corsham was the inspiration for [[Charles Dickens]]'s novel ''[[The Pickwick Papers]]''. The name ''Pickwick'' is likely to have come from that of a nearby farm, Pickwick Lodge Farm. Pickwick was once a separate community—now the northwestern part of the town—on the [[A4 road|A4]], formerly the main [[turnpike]] road from [[London]] to [[Bristol]].<ref name="cchist">[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getcom.php?id=71 Corsham at Wiltshire Community History] from [[Wiltshire County Council]]. Retrieved on October 4, 2006.</ref>


==Features==
There was once a [[priory]] in Corsham, which was destroyed, then built on by a [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] house (now Heywood School) located on Priory Street.


Corsham's small town centre includes the Martingate Centre, a late 20th century retail development, which also houses offices and a small teaching facility for [[Wiltshire College]], a [[further education]] institution.
In [[2005]], it was officially revealed that there was a city-sized [[nuclear bunker]] beneath the town, codenamed [[Burlington (UK)|BURLINGTON]]. The bunker was to have housed 4000 key people in the event of a nuclear attack.


The stately home of [[Corsham Court]] can also be found in the town centre. Standing on a former [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxon]] [[Royal Manor]], it is based on an Elizabethan manor home from 1582. Since 1745, it has been part of the [[Baron Methuen|Methuen]] estate. The house has an extensive collection of Old Masters, rooms furnished by [[Robert Adam]] and [[Thomas Chippendale]], and parks landscaped by [[Capability Brown]] and [[Humphry Repton]]. The house is open to the public all year round excluding December and is famed locally for its collection of [[peacocks]]. <ref>http://www.corshamtown.co.uk/</ref> The owner of Corsham Court in the mid-seventeenth century was the commander of the Parliamentarian [[New Model Army]] in Wiltshire. His wife built what came to be known as the Hungerford Almshouses in the centre of town. These famous [[almshouse]]s were recently featured on the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Restoration (television)|Restoration]]'' [[television series]].
Corsham derives its name from 'Cosa' village', where ''hām'' is the Old English for homestead, or village. The town is referred in the [[Domesday book]] as ''Cosseham'', the letter 'R' appears to have entered the name later under [[Normans|Norman]] influence.

Corsham is the site of the disused entrance to Tunnel Quarry, which used to be visible off Pockeredge Drive.

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==Community==

The town has its own [[festival]]. Corsham also started a [[jazz]] festival (separate from the town festival) in 2004, which included a performance by the [[National Youth Jazz Orchestra]]. The event however was not as successful as the organizers would have hoped, bands across the seven venues had to compete with each other and turnout was lower than expected. In 2005 the festival was reduced to just two venues and a much reduced lineup. In 2006, the festival reduced in size once again, with only the Royal Oak Pub hosting the event, and the [[Stan Tracey Trio]] as principal headliners.

The local association football club, [[Corsham Town F.C.]], were founded in [[1884]]. They came second in the [[Western Football League Premier Division]] in 2006.

[[Image:Hartham Park.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hartham Park [[Manor house|manor house]] was designed by [[James Wyatt]] (1746–1813)]]
===Neighbouring villages===

Corsham Town Council's boundaries include several neighbouring communities:
Broadstone, Chapel Knap, Easton, Gastard, Hartham, Leafield, The Linleys, Neston, The Ridge, Thingley, part of Rudloe, and a small part of [[Chippenham]] south of the [[A4 road]].<ref name="elect">[http://www.election-maps.co.uk/ election-maps.co.uk], Corsham Civil Parish boundary on Ordnance Survey 1:50 000 colour raster layer. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.</ref>

Hartham Park is a [[Georgian period in British history|Georgian]] [[Country house|estate]] that includes a rare [[stické]] court.

Neston village was established around [[Neston Park]], a [[Estate (house)|country estate]] whose house was built c.[[1790]].<ref name="cchist"/>
Neston Park is home of the Fuller family, who give their name to the [[Fuller, Smith and Turner]] brewery in London, known for ''Fuller's London Pride'' [[cask ale]].<ref>[http://www.fullers.co.uk/ir/History The History of Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C.] from the brewery's website. Retrieved on October 4, 2006. </ref>

==Transport==
[[Image:Corsham_railway_leafield.jpg|left|200px|thumb|There is a local campaign to reopen the railway station near Station Road]]
Corsham is connected to [[Bradford on Avon]] by the [[B3109 road]], to [[Melksham]] by the [[B3353 road|B3353]], and to [[Chippenham]] and [[Bath]] by the [[A4 road|A4 Bath Road]], a former [[turnpike]] from [[London]] to [[Bristol]].
Four public car parks in the town centre are operated by [[North Wiltshire]] District Council, with free parking or up to an hour parking free-of-charge.<ref name="conn8">''Connect Corsham'', [http://www.corsham.gov.uk/ Corsham Town Council] newsletter, Issue 8, Autumn 2006.</ref>
[[Bus]] companies, including Coachstyle, Faresaver and [[FirstGroup plc]], operate local services, as well as buses to all nearby towns. <ref name="conn8" />

The [[Great Western Main Line]] railway from London to Bristol passes through Corsham, though the local station closed in the [[1960s]].
Nearby stations, and most passenger trains, are operated by [[First Great Western]]. Some local services call at the nearest [[Melksham railway station|station at Melksham]] (4.5&nbsp;miles, 7.2&nbsp;km) while [[Chippenham railway station|Chippenham station]] (4.7&nbsp;miles, 7.5&nbsp;km) offers frequent express services and connections.
The eastern portal of [[Box Tunnel]], built as the longest railway tunnel of its time, by [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]] for the [[Great Western Railway]], is at Hudswell on the western edge of the town.
[[Corsham Railway Cutting]] carries the main line westward through Corsham to Box Tunnel; in 1971 6.6&nbsp;hectares of land in the cutting were designated a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] for notable [[geology]].

==Economy==
{{expandsect}}
===Defence===
Current and former [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] establishments include:
*Copenacre Site
*[[Corsham Computer Centre]]
*Cotswold Centre (Army) [http://www.army.mod.uk/soldierwelfare/supportagencies/aws/scc/sw_sa_aws_scc_w.html]
*Joint Services Corsham
*[[HMS Royal Arthur]] (Royal Navy, closed)
*[[RAF Rudloe Manor]]
{{incomplete list}}

The Air Force station, [[RAF Rudloe Manor]], was established in [[World War II]]. It is a primarily administrative facility and does not have runways for fixed wing aircraft. The largely disused emergency government headquarters, known as [[Hawthorn, Wiltshire|Hawthorn]], Burlington or Turnstile, is located nearby. Much of the underground complex was offered for sale in 2005 [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1849406,00.html]. The bunker was to have housed 4000 key people in the event of a nuclear attack. The tunnels are said to extend under Corsham town itself.

Public defence activities are supported by some local private defence contractors, such as Leafield Engineering[http://www.leafield.co.uk/], in Leafield.

==Notable residents==
* [[Camilla Parker Bowles]] (b. 1947) – later married [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]
* [[Harold Brakspear]] (1870–1934) – restoration architect and archæologist, lived at Pickwick Manor and Parkside in High Street<ref name="cchist" /><ref>BRAKSPEAR, Sir; Harold (b. Corsham, Wilts. 10 March 1870 - d. 20 November 1934). Who's Who 2006 and Who Was Who 1897-2005 (2005). Retrieved 10 October 2006. Available from [http://www.xreferplus.com/entry/5329788 xreferplus.] </ref>
* [[Edward Hasted]] (1732–1812) – historian, master of Corsham Almshouse<ref name="cchist" />
* [[Nick Mason]] (b. 1944) – musician in the rock band [[Pink Floyd]]
* [[Baron Methuen]] – family seat is [[Corsham Court]]<ref name="cchist" />
* [[Michael Tippett]] (1905–1998) – composer, lived at Parkside in High Street<ref name="cchist" />

<gallery>
Image:Corsham map 1773.jpg|A 1773 map shows Neston's earlier name of '''Corsham Side'''
Image:Corsham_High_Street_looking_north.jpg|The High Street is one of the older parts of the town
</gallery>

==See also==
Neighbouring [[civil parish]]es (anticlockwise from the north):
* [[Biddestone]] – small village north of Hartham
* [[Colerne]] – medium-sized village northwest of Corsham and Pickwick
* [[Box, Wiltshire|Box]] – village west of Corsham; parish includes part of Rudloe
* [[Atworth]] – Neston Park Estate extends south beyond Atworth village
* [[Lacock]] – historic village and abbey, largely owned by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]], east of Gastard
* [[Chippenham]] and [[Chippenham Without]] parishes – market town northeast of Easton

==References==
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==Further reading==
*McCamley, Nick (2000) ''Secret underground cities : an account of some of Britain's subterranean defence, factory and storage sites in the Second World War'', [[Pen and Sword Books Ltd]][http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/product.php?productid=188&cat=0&page=1], ISBN 0-850-52733-3


==External links==
==External links==
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'''Government:
*[http://www.corsham.gov.uk/ Corsham Town Council]
'''History:
*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getcom.php?id=71 Corsham at Wiltshire Community History] from Wiltshire County Council
'''Selected portals:
*[http://corsham.2day.ws Corsham 2day]
*[http://www.corshamtown.co.uk CorshamNet]
*[http://www.corshamtown.co.uk CorshamNet]
'''Buildings:
*[http://www.corsham-court.co.uk/ Corsham Court]
*[http://www.corsham-court.co.uk/ Corsham Court]
* [http://www.harthampark.com/ Hartham Park]
'''Culture:
*[http://www.corshamfestival.org.uk/ Corsham Festival]
*[http://www.corshamfestival.org.uk/ Corsham Festival]
*[http://corsham.2day.ws Corsham 2day]
*[http://www.corshamjazz.co.uk/ Jazz Festival History]
*[http://www.corshamjazz.co.uk/ Jazz Festival History]
*[http://jazzattheoak.co.uk/jazzfestival06.html Jazz at the Royal Oak 2006]
*[http://jazzattheoak.co.uk/jazzfestival06.html Jazz at the Royal Oak 2006]
'''Economy:

*[http://www.hamfist.co.uk/stindex.htm Bath Stone Mines around Corsham] – short article
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* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/c/corsham/ Subterranea Britannica] – entry on the Corsham bunkers
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2005/12/14/burlington_nuclear_bunker_feature.shtml Wiltshire's Secret Underground City: Burlington] Articles, interactive map and video tour from BBC Wiltshire
'''News:
*[http://www.wiltshiregazetteandherald.co.uk/news/corshamheadlines/ Corsham headlines] from ''[[Wilts Gazette & Herald Series|Wiltshire Gazette & Herald]]'' weekly newspaper ([[Newsquest]])
*[http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/corsham/ Corsham news] from ''[[Wiltshire Times Group|Wiltshire Times]]'' weekly newspaper ([[Newsquest]])
'''Education:
*[http://www.corsham.wilts.sch.uk/ The Corsham School]
'''Transport:
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050307205840/www.corsham.freeserve.co.uk/background.html Corsham Railway Station history] – on the Internet Archive, from a campaign to open a new station
'''Sport:
*[http://www.corshamcc.co.uk/ Corsham Cricket Club]
*[[Corsham Town F.C.|Corsham Town Football Club]] [http://www.corshamtownfc.co.uk/]
*[http://www.corshamasc.org.uk/ Corsham Amateur Swimming Club]
</div>
[[Category:Towns in Wiltshire]]
[[Category:Towns in Wiltshire]]

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Template:Infobox England place Corsham is a small mediæval town in northwest Wiltshire, England. It is at the southwestern extreme of the Cotswolds, between Bath (10 miles, 17 km) and Chippenham (5 miles, 9 km.)

The civil parish of Corsham includes the neighbouring communities of Broadstone, Chapel Knap, Easton, Gastard, Hartham, Leafield, The Linleys, Neston, The Ridge, Rudloe and Thingley.

In the past, Corsham was a centre for the wool industry, and a source for quarrying Bath stone. It includes numerous historic buildings, such as the stately home of Corsham Court. In World War II and the Cold War, it became a major administrative and manufacturing centre for the Ministry of Defence, with numerous establishments both above ground and in the old quarry tunnels.

History

Corsham derives its name from 'Cosa' village', where hām is the Old English for homestead, or village. The town is referred in the Domesday book as Cosseham; the letter 'R' appears to have entered the name later under Norman influence.

One of the towns that prospered greatly from Wiltshire's wool trade in mediæval times, it maintained its prosperity after the decline of that trade through the quarrying of Bath stone, with underground mining works extending to the south and west of Corsham.

There was once a priory in Corsham, which was destroyed, then replaced with a Georgian house (now Heywood School) located on Priory Street.

The town of Corsham was the inspiration for Charles Dickens's novel The Pickwick Papers. The name Pickwick is likely to have come from that of a nearby farm, Pickwick Lodge Farm. Pickwick was once a separate community—now the northwestern part of the town—on the A4, formerly the main turnpike road from London to Bristol.[1]

Features

Corsham's small town centre includes the Martingate Centre, a late 20th century retail development, which also houses offices and a small teaching facility for Wiltshire College, a further education institution.

The stately home of Corsham Court can also be found in the town centre. Standing on a former Saxon Royal Manor, it is based on an Elizabethan manor home from 1582. Since 1745, it has been part of the Methuen estate. The house has an extensive collection of Old Masters, rooms furnished by Robert Adam and Thomas Chippendale, and parks landscaped by Capability Brown and Humphry Repton. The house is open to the public all year round excluding December and is famed locally for its collection of peacocks. [2] The owner of Corsham Court in the mid-seventeenth century was the commander of the Parliamentarian New Model Army in Wiltshire. His wife built what came to be known as the Hungerford Almshouses in the centre of town. These famous almshouses were recently featured on the BBC's Restoration television series.

Corsham is the site of the disused entrance to Tunnel Quarry, which used to be visible off Pockeredge Drive.

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Community

The town has its own festival. Corsham also started a jazz festival (separate from the town festival) in 2004, which included a performance by the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. The event however was not as successful as the organizers would have hoped, bands across the seven venues had to compete with each other and turnout was lower than expected. In 2005 the festival was reduced to just two venues and a much reduced lineup. In 2006, the festival reduced in size once again, with only the Royal Oak Pub hosting the event, and the Stan Tracey Trio as principal headliners.

The local association football club, Corsham Town F.C., were founded in 1884. They came second in the Western Football League Premier Division in 2006.

Hartham Park manor house was designed by James Wyatt (1746–1813)

Neighbouring villages

Corsham Town Council's boundaries include several neighbouring communities: Broadstone, Chapel Knap, Easton, Gastard, Hartham, Leafield, The Linleys, Neston, The Ridge, Thingley, part of Rudloe, and a small part of Chippenham south of the A4 road.[3]

Hartham Park is a Georgian estate that includes a rare stické court.

Neston village was established around Neston Park, a country estate whose house was built c.1790.[1] Neston Park is home of the Fuller family, who give their name to the Fuller, Smith and Turner brewery in London, known for Fuller's London Pride cask ale.[4]

Transport

There is a local campaign to reopen the railway station near Station Road

Corsham is connected to Bradford on Avon by the B3109 road, to Melksham by the B3353, and to Chippenham and Bath by the A4 Bath Road, a former turnpike from London to Bristol. Four public car parks in the town centre are operated by North Wiltshire District Council, with free parking or up to an hour parking free-of-charge.[5] Bus companies, including Coachstyle, Faresaver and FirstGroup plc, operate local services, as well as buses to all nearby towns. [5]

The Great Western Main Line railway from London to Bristol passes through Corsham, though the local station closed in the 1960s. Nearby stations, and most passenger trains, are operated by First Great Western. Some local services call at the nearest station at Melksham (4.5 miles, 7.2 km) while Chippenham station (4.7 miles, 7.5 km) offers frequent express services and connections. The eastern portal of Box Tunnel, built as the longest railway tunnel of its time, by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Railway, is at Hudswell on the western edge of the town. Corsham Railway Cutting carries the main line westward through Corsham to Box Tunnel; in 1971 6.6 hectares of land in the cutting were designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest for notable geology.

Economy

Defence

Current and former Ministry of Defence establishments include:

The Air Force station, RAF Rudloe Manor, was established in World War II. It is a primarily administrative facility and does not have runways for fixed wing aircraft. The largely disused emergency government headquarters, known as Hawthorn, Burlington or Turnstile, is located nearby. Much of the underground complex was offered for sale in 2005 [2]. The bunker was to have housed 4000 key people in the event of a nuclear attack. The tunnels are said to extend under Corsham town itself.

Public defence activities are supported by some local private defence contractors, such as Leafield Engineering[3], in Leafield.

Notable residents

  • A 1773 map shows Neston's earlier name of Corsham Side
    A 1773 map shows Neston's earlier name of Corsham Side
  • The High Street is one of the older parts of the town
    The High Street is one of the older parts of the town

See also

Neighbouring civil parishes (anticlockwise from the north):

  • Biddestone – small village north of Hartham
  • Colerne – medium-sized village northwest of Corsham and Pickwick
  • Box – village west of Corsham; parish includes part of Rudloe
  • Atworth – Neston Park Estate extends south beyond Atworth village
  • Lacock – historic village and abbey, largely owned by the National Trust, east of Gastard
  • Chippenham and Chippenham Without parishes – market town northeast of Easton

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Corsham at Wiltshire Community History from Wiltshire County Council. Retrieved on October 4, 2006.
  2. ^ http://www.corshamtown.co.uk/
  3. ^ election-maps.co.uk, Corsham Civil Parish boundary on Ordnance Survey 1:50 000 colour raster layer. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.
  4. ^ The History of Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. from the brewery's website. Retrieved on October 4, 2006.
  5. ^ a b Connect Corsham, Corsham Town Council newsletter, Issue 8, Autumn 2006.
  6. ^ BRAKSPEAR, Sir; Harold (b. Corsham, Wilts. 10 March 1870 - d. 20 November 1934). Who's Who 2006 and Who Was Who 1897-2005 (2005). Retrieved 10 October 2006. Available from xreferplus.

Further reading

  • McCamley, Nick (2000) Secret underground cities : an account of some of Britain's subterranean defence, factory and storage sites in the Second World War, Pen and Sword Books Ltd[4], ISBN 0-850-52733-3

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