In 1539, Malmesbury Abbey was sold by Henry VIII to a local clothier William Stumpe, who also bought the site and lived in it himself.
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It was connected to Malmesbury Abbey, next door, and is thought to have been the main home of the abbot of the famous Benedictine abbey.
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In 1998, a large skeleton was unearthed in the gardens, close to the site of the ruined Lady Chapel of Malmesbury Abbey.
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