Melksham is a town of medium size on the River Avon in the county of Wiltshire. It is situated 10 miles east of the city of Bath, 6 miles south of Chippenham, 6 miles west of Devizes and 12 miles north of Warminster, following the A350 national route. According to the 2001 UK census, Melksham has a population of 20000 inhabitants, that includes considerable environs such as Bowerhill and Berryfield. As a result, the town is Wiltshire's Fifth largest town by population, following Swindon, Salisbury, Chippenham and Trowbridge. Melksham Forest is included in the civil parish as a suburb of the town, which was previously a separate settlement 0.8 miles to the northeast. Relative to the town's average road size, the shortest street is consequently referred to as 'Short Street', which is positioned at the top of Melksham Forest. Melksham is well-now for the Melksham Spa Company, formed in 1815 by a collection of 'respectable gentlemen', featuring names such as Methuen, Long and others, all of whom had actually benefited substantially from the now decreasing fabric industry. Their vision was to develop a spa, emerging after failed efforts to locate coal suddenly uncovered the existence of two springs. The spa included 6 three-storeyed, semi-detached accommodation homes forming a crescent, a pump room and hot and cold personal baths. At the same time, a parliamentary act was passed to 'improve the pleasing town of Melksham' through paving and improving footways, along with cleaning, lighting and watching the streets. The continued popularity of the waters at Bath, nonetheless, hindered the success of the spa project. Melksham is at present home to a number of leisure centres and festivals. For all of your home upgrades, make certain to make use of trustworthy contractors in Melksham to make certain of quality.