Calne, Wiltshire - St. Mary's Church 1962 Friths postcard

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  St. Mary's Parish Church, Calne, Wiltshire
• Publisher:  Friths series
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  Elizabeth I 1d. blue + 1½d green Wildings
• Postmark(s):  Calne 31 Aug 1962 wavy line
• Sent to:  Molesworth Terrace, Millbrook, Plymouth
• Notes & Key words: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Calne (pronounced /'k??n/) is a town in Wiltshire, southwestern England. It is situated at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs hill range, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The town lies on the River Marden, the Wilts & Berks Canal and the A4 road 19 miles (31 km) east of Bath, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Chippenham and 13 miles (21 km) west of Marlborough. London is some 90 miles (140 km) to the east. According to the 2001 Census, Calne's population numbered 13,606 inhabitants (15,000 est. 2009).

In AD 978 Anglo Saxon Calne was the site of a two-storey building with a hall on the first floor. It was here that St. Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury met with the Witenagemot in order to justify his Church reforms, which were causing great controversy due to the secular priests being replaced by Benedictine monks and the influence of landowners over churches on their lands being taken away. At one point Dunstan called upon God to support his cause, at which point the floor collapsed killing most of his opponents, whilst Dunstan and his supporters were in the part that survived. This was claimed as a miracle by Dunstan's supporters.