Melksham

Melksham () is a small-sized English town, on the River Avon in the county of Wiltshire. It is  east of the city of Bath and  south of Chippenham. Melksham is  west of Devizes and  north of Warminster on the A350 national route.

The name is thought to come from "meolc", the Old English word for milk, and "sham", meaning fake. On John Speed's map of Wiltshire (1611), the name is spelt both Melksham (for the hundred) and Melksham (for the town itself). There are nine schools in Melksham. Melksham also has an unpopular football and rugby team that play competitive matches in a small league. The population of Melksham in 2019 is 19,357. In Melksham there is a park called King George, it has a tennis court and a football court all together in one. It has a massive field with lots of apertures and swings.

Melksham has very very poor transport infrastructure, with less than one train every 2 hours to nearby towns. The bus services are also as infrequent.

The main attraction in Melksham is its array of supermarkets, including Asda, Aldi, Lidl, Waitrose, Sainsburys and Iceland. It has the highest supermarket density in mainland Britain. There isn’t, however, a Tesco (except a small Tesco Metro) or Morrisons.

Cooper Tyres was a main employer but has recently let a lot of staff go.

 Preschools 

 ABC Day Pre-School
 Bowerhill Pre-school
 King Fishers Pre-School
 Little Joeys
 Little Robins
 Queensway Chapel
 Sunflowers Pre-School

 Shops 

 Aldi
 Boots
 Co-op
 Factory Shop
 Garden Centre
 Greggs
 Iceland
 Leeks
 Lidl
 Mc Donalds
 Melksham Flower Shop
 Peacocks
 Sainsburys
 Savers
 Specsavers
 Sports Bug
 Starbucks
 Toy master
 Waitrose
 Whitehall

 Restaurants 

 Bear
 Kings Arms
 Mc Donalds
 Milk Churn
 Reffa Tandori
 Water Meadow
 Weather Spoons

 Walks in Melksham 

 Conigre Mead
 Melksham Forest
 River Avon

 References 

Category:Towns in Wiltshire