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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 .
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]
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In 1870, 'C' Telegraph Troop, Royal Engineers, was founded under Captain Montague Lambert.The Troop was the first formal professional body of signallers in the British Army and its duty was to provide communications for a field army by means of visual signalling, mounted orderlies and telegraph.
RAF Rudloe Manor, formerly RAF Box, was a Royal Air Force station north-east of Bath, England, between the settlements of Box and Corsham, in Wiltshire.It was one of several military installations in the area and covered three dispersed sites.
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HMS Royal Arthur was a shore establishment of the Royal Navy, initially at Ingoldmells near Skegness, and later at Corsham, Wiltshire.During the Second World War, the former holiday camp at Ingoldmells was used to mainly train 'Hostilities Only' (for the duration of the war only) communications branch ratings and officers (signalmen, telegraphists, coders and wireless operators).