The North Wessex Way – The Forgotten Road

A talk by David Mitchell

This is the story of the ancient Oxford to Bristol Road that runs across North Wiltshire and through Malmesbury. With its origins in the Iron Age, it has played a role in major historical events across the centuries until it suddenly fell into disuse in the 1700s because of some political shenanigans. David will take you on a journey of Kings, armies, battles, monks, industry and buried treasure, and challenge the way you think about the history of Malmesbury.