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Corston, Wiltshire

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of St Paul's at Malmesbury, in 1881 a vicar was appointed to the district chapelry of Corston with Rodbourne, with Corston as the primary church of the district. In 1951 the benefice was held in plurality with that of
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The population peaked in the mid-19th century, with 322 recorded at the 1851 census; numbers increased again in the later 20th century, partly through building of married quarters for
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There may have been a church on this site in the 12th century. The present building has a 15th-century bell-turret with a short spire – described by
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as "impressive" – but the rest was rebuilt in 1881 in coursed rubble with stone dressings; the chancel is from 1911. Inside is a 15th-century
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was created in 1886, and in 1894 the remainder of Malmesbury parish, including Corston, was renamed St Paul Malmesbury Without.
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The village is served by the Coachstyle 99 bus route, which runs once an hour between
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Baggs, A.P.; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H (1991). Crowley, D.A. (ed.).
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The Fry chocolate family trace their roots to Corston.
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Corston is located in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
OS grid reference
ST925839
Civil parish
St Paul Malmesbury Without
Unitary authority
Wiltshire
Ceremonial county
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Malmesbury
Postcode district
SN16
Dialling code
Police
Wiltshire
Fire
Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance
South Western
UK
England
Wiltshire

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