The Community Assembly of Corsham is located in a historic market town and civil parish in west Wiltshire in the South West of England in the British Isles. It lies at the southwestern edge of the Cotswolds, just off the A4 national route and southwest of Swindon, east of Bristol, north-east of Bath and southwest of Chippenham. 

Corsham appears to derive its name from Cosa's hām, 'ham' being Old English for homestead or village. The town is referred in the Domesday Book as Cosseham. The letter 'R' appears to have entered the name later under Norman influence (possibly caused by the recording of local pronunciation), when the town is reported to have been in the possession of the Earl of Cornwall.

As one of the towns that prospered greatly from Wiltshire's wool trade in medieval times, it maintained its prosperity after the decline of the trade through the quarrying of Bath Stone, with underground mining works extending to the south and west of Corsham. The main turnpike road (now the A4) from London to Bristol passed through the town. In the High Street you will find Grade II listed buildings known as the 'Flemish Weavers Houses', although there is little evidence to support that name which is more likely to derive from a handful of Dutch workers who arrived in the 17th century.

Today, Corsham hosts The Pound, an arts venue and community hub for north Wiltshire, run by the Pound Arts Trust with two annual festivals: the Blue Sky Festival in June and the Magic and Mayhem Festival in November.

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