The manuscript helped nuns decipher parts of the bible and is being exhibited at Lacock Abbey.

BBC: Lacock Abbey displays 14th Century bible 'dictionary'

Volunteers have already spent years clearing a significant stretch of the waterway between Chippenham and Lacock.

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It was bought at auction by the National Trust, which owns Lacock Abbey.

BBC: Lacock Abbey displays 14th Century bible 'dictionary'

"We know little about the everyday lives of the nuns at Lacock Abbey that this one book gives us a remarkable rare glimpse, a short glance into how they might have lived their lives, " said Sonia Jones, house and collections manager.

BBC: Lacock Abbey displays 14th Century bible 'dictionary'