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Malmesbury in June 2006
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Information About Malmesbury
Malmesbury is in the north-west of the county of Wiltshire in England. It is about 95 miles west of London and 30 miles north-east of Bristol, and is situated five miles north of junction 17 of the M4 motorway. Its population is around 6000.
Malmesbury is one of the oldest continously inhabited sites in Britain. The first Christian community was established in the mid-7th century, and the Abbey which dominates the centre of the town dates from about 1180.
Malmesbury has its own Town Council which conducts its business from the Town Hall. The district authority is North Wiltshire District Council which comes under Wiltshire County Council. The parliamentary constituency is North Wiltshire, and the present MP is James Gray. The town comes within the European region of South West England.
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