Bremilham

Bremilham
Bremilham Church, Cowage Farm
Bremilham
Bremilham shown within Wiltshire
OS grid reference	ST903860
Civil parish	Norton
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MALMESBURY
Postcode district	SN16
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	North Wiltshire
List of places UK England Wiltshire 51°34′23″N 2°08′28″W / 51.573°N 2.141°W / 51.573; -2.141Coordinates: 51°34′23″N 2°08′28″W / 51.573°N 2.141°W / 51.573; -2.141

Bremilham, also known as Cowage or Cowich, is a small settlement and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is near the hamlet of Foxley in the parish of Norton. The nearest town is Malmesbury, about 2 miles (3.2 km) away to the north east.

The place-name 'Bremilham' is first attested in 1065, as 'Bremelham', and means 'village where brambles or blackberries grew'. In 1831, the population of the parish was 33. On some present-day maps, only Cowage Farm is shown.

Bremilham was a small ecclesiastical parish until 1893 when it was united with Foxley. In 1934 Foxley (with Bremilham) was transferred to the civil parish of Norton.

Bremilham's tiny Church of England parish church claims to be the smallest in England, measuring ten feet by eleven feet. It is the surviving part of a 15th-century church and is Grade II listed. One service is held each year. It has no dedication and the parish registers go back only to 1813.

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