This imposing Romanesque parish church has a mighty, oblong crossing tower . Inside, the eastern end is decorated with interlaced arches with zigzagging herringbone mouldings that contrast with the tortoiseshell corner pieces. The side chapels are s..

In addition to geology and natural history collections and an art gallery, the museum has a renowned archeology department , where models of nearby Stonehenge and Avebury are displayed among a collection of local finds.

The town centre contains a number of interesting buildings: the 19C Corn Exchange , opposing the wide Market Place which grew around the flourishing sheep trade, the Old Town Hall (1750), the elegant Georgian Town Hall (1808), half-timbered, c..

The exhibition in the old granary (1810) which houses the centre describes the construction (1794-1810) of the canal which linked Bristol and London, engineered by John Rennie.