Bremilham

Coordinates: 51°34′N 2°08′W / 51.57°N 2.14°W / 51.57; -2.14

Bremilham
Bremilham  Bremilham shown within Wiltshire
OS grid reference	ST902859
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MALMESBURY
Postcode district	SN16
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Wiltshire
Ambulance	Great Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	North Wiltshire
List of places: UK • England • Wiltshire

Bremilham, also known as Cowage or Cowich, is a small settlement and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Malmesbury, about 2 miles (3.2 km) away to the north east.^[1]

The place-name 'Bremilham' is first attested in 1065, as 'Bremelham', and means 'village where brambles or blackberries grew'.^[2]

Bremilham's tiny Church of England parish church claims to be the smallest in England, measuring ten feet by eleven feet. It still holds one service a year. Its dedication is unknown, and the parish registers go back only to 1813. In 1831, the population of the parish was 33. On some present-day maps, only Cowage Farm is shown. ^[3]

See also

• Wiltshire Victoria County History

Notes

1. ^ Bremilham gazette page at genuki.org.uk, accessed 6 January 2011
2. ^ Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p. 63.
3. ^ Bremilham at genuki.org.uk, accessed 6 January 2011