The sun shows through a thin veil of low cloud as it rises over the historic abbey at the hillside town of Malmesbury. The historic abbey was founded

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The sun shows through a thin veil of low cloud as it rises over the historic abbey at the hillside town of Malmesbury. The historic abbey was founded as a Benedictine monastry in 676 and is the dominant feature at the picturesque Wiltshire market town.

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Size: 10636px × 7641px
Location: Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
Photo credit: © Terry Mathews / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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