Towns & cities · South East England
West Lavington
West Lavington — village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
West Lavington is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,281 people. Address: SN10. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2740°, -1.9910°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Salisbury Plain SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
West Lavington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, on the north edge of Salisbury Plain, on the A360 road between Devizes and Salisbury, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Devizes. The parish includes the hamlet of Littleton Panell. The parish was formerly known as Bishops' Lavington, the land having been granted to Roger, Bishop of Salisbury in 1136, and remaining in the hands of the bishopric throughout the Middle Ages.
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Background
History
Domesday Book has two entries for Laventone, in the area of the present Market Lavington and West Lavington; these had a combined population of 38 households. A further 25 households were recorded at Liteltone, corresponding to Littleton Pannell. Although Domesday does not mention a church or priest, tithes from West Lavington church (together with that at Potterne) are mentioned in 1091, and later endowed a prebendary at Salisbury Cathedral. From 1136, Bishops of Salisbury held land at West Lavington, sometimes considered to be part of their holding at Potterne. The Dauntsey family held some land from at least 1474, and Sir John Dauntsey was the tenant of the bishop's manor at the time of…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2740, -1.9910
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- West Lavington
- Postcode
- SN10
- Parliamentary constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Population
- 1,281
- Official site
- www.westlavington.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q735972 (CC0)
- wikipedia: West Lavington, Wiltshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: West Lavington All Saints.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is West Lavington?
- West Lavington is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN10), in the parish of West Lavington.
- Is West Lavington a protected site?
- Yes — West Lavington is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Salisbury Plain SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is West Lavington free to visit?
- Yes, West Lavington is free to enter.
- How do I get to West Lavington?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN10. It sits within the Melksham and Devizes parliamentary constituency.