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600 |
Malmesbury Abbey founded |
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Amesbury
|
600 |
There is a Saxon settlement by this time |
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Box
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600 |
St. Aldhelm was said to have thrown down his glove at the site of Hazlebury and ordered his men to dig as they would find treasure - the treasure being the local Bath Stone |
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Chippenham
|
600 |
Saxon settlement on higher ground to east of river - becomes a royal estate |
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Corsham
|
600 |
Stone has been quarried at Corsham from this time |
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Purton
|
600 |
A Saxon cemetery and grave goods excavated at The Fox in the 20th century date from this time |
