Maud Heath was a wealthy woman from Bristol and a relative of MP John Bagot, researchers say.
The mystery surrounding the identity of a 15th century woman and the legacy she left behind has been solved, researchers say.
A statue of her stands at Bremhill and for centuries, various stories and legends have been told about her, as people tried to uncover her true identity. The causeway, which runs for more than four miles between Chippenham and Bremhill in North Wiltshire, was a gift from Ms Heath in 1474.For years, many believed her to be a poor market woman who, fed up with struggling through the mud of the Avon floodplain on her way into town, left money for a causeway, so that others could walk "dry-shod".
Research showed they had country estates in Wiltshire and wanted to maintain an all-weather route and river crossing as an alternative to the overland London Road through Chippenham.
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