Welcome to Corsham
CORSHAM is a small town to the north of Wiltshire with grand beauty and history
in equal measure. The attractive town has many buildings built from the local
Cotswold stone and is famous for its fine architecture.
Corsham inspired Charles Dickens to write The Pickwick Papers, and create
the character Moses Pickwick, from the landlord of the Hare and Hounds, in
Pickwick. Like the village of Lacock and its famous abbey, Corsham is a small
town that sprung up beside a major house, Corsham Court.
Unlike Lacock, which has changed little since the 18th century, Corsham has,
to some extent, moved with the times. But there still stands the beautiful
Corsham Court, a stately home, built on the site of a former Saxon royal manor
and based on an Elizabethan design from 1582.
Corsham Court has remained the property of the Methuen family since 1745,
and houses the family collection of masks, splendid Georgian furniture and
porcelain. The exquisite gardens also contain a bathhouse designed and built
under Capability Brown in 1760.
 The
town of Corsham, and in particular, the Court, was used as a location for
the film Remains of the Day, starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson.
Other interesting sights in Corsham include the Flemish Cottages, built in
the 17th century to house a group of Flemish weavers, who fled from religious
persecution, bringing a rebirth of the woollen industry to the town. A visit
to Corsham may unearth many surprises for the visitor.
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Things to see and do
Lacock
Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village
Castle Combe
Castle Combe
Circuit
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