The meteorite was discovered on a Winchcombe driveway in February 2021.
By Sammy Jenkins & Andy HowardVisitor numbers at a museum have trebled since it displayed fragments of a meteorite that landed locally.
Mr Dufton said since displaying the rocky material, which fell to earth in a blazing fireball over the Gloucestershire town, visitor numbers had increased massively.He said some visitors had travelled more than 100 miles to see the find.He said: "It's just brought everybody's eye onto the museum." Mr Dufton, the chair of trustees at the museum, said the venue had even set up a room dedicated to the rocky material's story, including how it was found and researched.
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