[3] St Aldhelm's Roman Catholic Church is built in uncoursed stone with ashlar dressings, in 14th-century gothic style.

It is set back from Cross Hayes, the town's former marketplace (now a car park),[4] to which it presents its west façade where a large two-light trefoil-headed window is flanked by two plain lancets.

[8] The planned building is intended to replace the existing clubroom, modernise the facilities and provide more space for the growing church community.

[9] The church was founded in 1875 by French priest Francois Larive MSFS, who was the first Missionary of St Francis de Sales to work in England.

[5] Father Larive dedicated the church to St Aldhelm, who was the patron saint of the town and was the founder and first abbot at the nearby Malmesbury Abbey from 675 to 705.