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Corsham appears to derive its name from Cosa's hām, "ham" being 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 (possibly caused by the recording of local pronunciation), when the town is reported to have been in the possession of the Earl of Cornwall. [5]
MOD Corsham (formerly Basil Hill Barracks) is a Ministry of Defence establishment located between the towns of Corsham and Box in Wiltshire, England. Since 1998 the site's principal activities concern British Armed Forces and MOD information and communications technology and information warfare .
Corsham Court is an English country house in a park designed by Capability Brown.It is in the town of Corsham, 3 miles (5 km) west of Chippenham, Wiltshire, and is notable for its fine art collection, based on the nucleus of paintings inherited in 1757 by Paul Methuen from his uncle, Sir Paul Methuen, the diplomat.
Whitley is a village in the civil parish of Melksham Without, Wiltshire, England, which had a population of 1,914 at the 2011 census. [1] The village lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Melksham on the B3353 Shaw to Corsham road. [2]
Corsham Town Hall is a municipal structure in the High Street, Corsham, Wiltshire, England. The structure, which serves as the meeting place of Corsham Town Council, is a Grade II listed building . [ 1 ]
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For Church of England purposes, Gastard is an ecclesiastical parish and has its own parish church dedicated to St John the Baptist, although now part of the united benefice of Greater Corsham and Lacock. [9] The church, which dates from 1912, [7] still has a morning service every Sunday. [1]
A traditional English fete is held on The Green in Biddestone, every year on the third Saturday in June. A music festival called Biddstock was founded in 2015 by Matt Powell and Gordon Stanley, and is held at the village playing fields. The festival raised over £27,000 for local good causes from the first four biannual events. [28]