estate at Marten (now in Grafton parish). Thomas Willis (1621–1675), influential physician and anatomist, Oxford professor and one of the founders of the Royal Society, was born at Great Bedwyn. References Further reading External links Great Bedwyn at Wiltshire Community History (Wiltshire Council) Parish Council Village website Origins of Bedwyn – Ian Barnard Villages in Wiltshire Civil parishes in Wiltshire Kennet and Avon Canal Burial sites of the Seymour family