Brief History: Corsham and it's surrounding have been in existence for over a thousand years. Mentioned in the Doomsday book, during the early Norman conquest of Britain, it had its roots firmly in the Anglo-Saxon period. The wealth of the area flourished with the trade of wool and Corsham seems to have played its part as the centre for the weaving industry. This is still visible today (picture above) as the Flemish Weavers cottages. During the Elizabethan period, Corsham Court was constructed, but it was during the Georgian period that much of it was renovated, to house one of the largest private collections of artwork in the UK. With the arrival of the steam train, came the now famous G.W. Railway, which cut through the outer edges of Corsham and into theBox tunnel - listed for many years as one of the longest, quarried tunnels in the world. A new era in Corsham emerged with "Bath stone" being found beneath the town and feeding it with a then booming industry. In the years following the Great War, the abandoned quarries found a new lease of life as military stores and with the coming of the Cold War, included government and Royal bunkers.

Today, Corsham is a wonderful place to explore a rich variety of history and culture.