ENGLAND cricket players were among a host of celebrities at a Wiltshire country manor for the wedding of star batsman Kevin Pietersen and his pop singer bride.

Hampshire and England player Pietersen and Jessica Taylor, who topped the charts with her former band Liberty X, invited 60 guests to the event at the idyllic Manor House Hotel.

Henry Jacob, of The Outside Organisation, which represents both Pietersen and Taylor, issued a statement saying: "We can confirm that Kevin Pietersen and Jessica Taylor were married.

"The private wedding was attended by close family, relatives and friends of the couple. They are going away on their honeymoon and will return to the UK in January."

Best man Darren Gough and some of Taylor's former bandmates arrived at the venue at lunchtime.

After the ceremony an extra 25 guests joined the party for a reception in the grounds.

The former 14th Century home, which is a stone's throw from Castle Combe racing circuit, has 32 rooms which had all been booked up by the couple.

England stars, including fellow batsman Paul Collingwood, were wandering through the Wiltshire village before the ceremony got under way.

Pietersen and Taylor, both 27, recently declared they would not be following in the footsteps of many newlyweds by selling their pictures to the glossy magazines.

A neighbour, who did not want to be named, said: "We could tell it was someone important by the men in sunglasses and suits outside the entrance. We often have celebrity weddings here. It is nothing new for us."

The picturesque village of Castle Combe has become popular as a film set in recent years.

St Andrew's Church, where Pietersen and Taylor were married, was used in the film Stardust, featuring Sienna Miller.

England skippers Michael Vaughan and Collingwood were seen outside the church before the congregation disappeared into a marquee, shortly before 3pm.

The service went on for more than an hour.

A cheer went up half way through the ceremony before music could be heard on the church's loudspeakers.

Staff at the nearby Castle Inn Hotel said several guests had booked rooms for the night.