Bremilham
Coordinates: 51°34′N 2°08′W / 51.57°N 2.14°W
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 Bremilham
Bremilham shown within Wiltshire |
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| OS grid reference | ST902859 |
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| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MALMESBURY |
| Postcode district | SN16 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Wiltshire |
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Bremilham, also known as Cowage or Cowich, is a small settlement and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Malmesbury, about 2 miles (3.2 km) away to the north east.[1]
The place-name 'Bremilham' is first attested in 1065, as 'Bremelham', and means 'village where brambles or blackberries grew'.[2]
Bremilham's tiny Church of England parish church claims to be the smallest in England, measuring ten feet by eleven feet. It still holds one service a year. Its dedication is unknown, and the parish registers go back only to 1813. In 1831, the population of the parish was 33. On some present-day maps, only Cowage Farm is shown. [3]
Notes
- ^ Bremilham gazette page at genuki.org.uk, accessed 6 January 2011
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p. 63.
- ^ Bremilham at genuki.org.uk, accessed 6 January 2011
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