Great Bedwyn
Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ N , 1 ° 36 ′ W
Great Bedwyn is a place in the east of the county of Wiltshire and a parish with 1347 inhabitants (as of 2002). Great Bedwyn has a train station on the Reading – Taunton railway line . The Kennet and Avon Canal divides the place into two parts. The River Dun arises at the southern end of the village.
Attractions
- St Mary's Church : built in 1092
Personalities
Sons and daughters:
- Thomas Willis (1621–1675), English physician and founder of the anatomy of the nervous system
literature
- Hostetter, Eric: The Romano-British villa at Castle Copse, Great Bedwyn. Indiana Univ. Press, Bloomington 1997, ISBN 0-253-32802-0 .
Web links
Commons : Great Bedwyn - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Great Bedwyn Parish Council official website
- Site to site (English)