West Lavington features [7]
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West Lavington features [7]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 11 Sep 2019
A stone plaque on the west wing of the almshouses seen at Image and at Image The Dauntsey family owned land in the parish from at least 1474 and in 1542 William Dauntsey's bequest founded a school and almshouses. The almshouses were extensively rebuilt and extended between 1810 and 1831 and are now private residences. Dauntsey House was rebuilt in 1861 on the site of the school and is now a care home. West Lavington, along with Littleton Panell, form a nearly continuous line of ribbon development along the A360 Devizes to Salisbury road on the northern edge of Salisbury Plain. There is evidence of occupation in this area from late Neolithic or early Bronze Age times.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.276775
Longitude
-1.991922