Corsham

Corsham
Corsham
	Town Hall and Post Office at the High street
	Corsham Location within Wiltshire
Population	13,369 (2021 census)
OS grid reference	ST873706
Civil parish	Corsham ;
Unitary authority	Wiltshire;
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Corsham
Postcode district	SN13
Dialling code	01249; 01225
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Chippenham (most of parish; North Wiltshire (western part);
Website	www.corsham.gov.uk

Corsham is a historic market town and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England. It is at the south-western edge of the Cotswolds, just off the A4 national route, 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Swindon, 20 miles (32 km) east of Bristol, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Bath and 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Chippenham.

Historically, Corsham was a centre for agriculture and later, the wool industry, and remains a focus for quarrying Bath Stone. It has several notable historic buildings; among them the stately home of Corsham Court. During the Second World War and the Cold War it became a major administrative and manufacturing centre for the Ministry of Defence, with numerous establishments both above ground and in disused quarry tunnels.

The parish includes the villages of Gastard and Neston, which is at the gates of the Neston Park estate.

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