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Laverton Road, WESTBURY, BA13 3RR

Laverton Road runs from Warminster Road to Leigh Road. The wall topped with razor wire on the right of the road is the boundary wall to the Leighton House estate. The estate is occupied by the Army Officer Selection Board, an assessment centre used by the British Army as part of the officer selection process for the regular army and Army Reserve. The 40 acre estate comprises the grade II* listed, 19th century Leighton House, a trout lake and an assault course where potential officers are put through their paces. The estate is due to be sold for housing in 2024. The Leighton House estate is occupied by the Army Officer Selection Board, an assessment centre used by the British Army as part of the officer selection process for the regular army and Army Reserve. The 40 acre estate comprises the grade II* listed, 19th century Leighton House, a trout lake and an assault course where potential officers are put through their paces. The estate is due to be sold for housing in 2024. Westbury is a former market town in the far west of Wiltshire under the north western edge of Salisbury Plain, 4 miles south of Trowbridge and 4 miles north of Warminster. Westbury was a centre of the cloth industry from the later 15th century until the 19th century. Malting was another important industry. There are now a number of large industrial and trading estates around the town with many residents working there. The town is an important junction point on the railway network with the Reading to Taunton line intersecting the line from Bristol to Southampton.

Numbers 21 and 23 Chalford are early 19th century with later rear extensions. Built in brick, now roughcast with a triple Roman tile roof. A stream flows underneath the houses. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1285072 Westbury is a former market town in the far west of Wiltshire under the north western edge of Salisbury Plain, 4 miles south of Trowbridge and 4 miles north of Warminster. Westbury was a centre of the cloth industry from the later 15th century until the 19th century. Malting was another important industry. There are now a number of large industrial and trading estates around the town with many residents working there. The town is an important junction point on the railway network with the Reading to Taunton line intersecting the line from Bristol to Southampton.

The Bell Inn, number 19 Chalford, was built circa 1720. Constructed of painted brick under a pantiled roof. Much altered in the late 19th or early 20th century. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1364402 Westbury is a former market town in the far west of Wiltshire under the north western edge of Salisbury Plain, 4 miles south of Trowbridge and 4 miles north of Warminster. Westbury was a centre of the cloth industry from the later 15th century until the 19th century. Malting was another important industry. There are now a number of large industrial and trading estates around the town with many residents working there. The town is an important junction point on the railway network with the Reading to Taunton line intersecting the line from Bristol to Southampton.

At the nearer roundabout Westbury Leigh, the former A3098, meets Camargue Road on the left. At the other roundabout, Westbury Leigh meets, on the left Leigh Road and, on the right, Laverton Road. Westbury is a former market town in the far west of Wiltshire under the north western edge of Salisbury Plain, 4 miles south of Trowbridge and 4 miles north of Warminster. Westbury was a centre of the cloth industry from the later 15th century until the 19th century. Malting was another important industry. There are now a number of large industrial and trading estates around the town with many residents working there. The town is an important junction point on the railway network with the Reading to Taunton line intersecting the line from Bristol to Southampton. Westbury Leigh is sometimes considered a separate village, with its own church and chapel, although it is now a contiguous part of the town.

Cradlebridge House, Leigh Road, a former parsonage, is in two parts. The main block is 18th century, built in brick with stone quoins and dressings. The lower part, on the left is the former service wing but is older than the main block. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1364395 Westbury is a former market town in the far west of Wiltshire under the north western edge of Salisbury Plain, 4 miles south of Trowbridge and 4 miles north of Warminster. Westbury was a centre of the cloth industry from the later 15th century until the 19th century. Malting was another important industry. There are now a number of large industrial and trading estates around the town with many residents working there. The town is an important junction point on the railway network with the Reading to Taunton line intersecting the line from Bristol to Southampton. Westbury Leigh is sometimes considered a separate village, with its own church and chapel, although it is now a contiguous part of the town.

The mileage plate has been removed from the milestone. According to the 1887 map the plate indicated Westbury 1, Frome 6. The Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark is described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm45371

There is an OS benchmark Image on the milestone embedded in the wall near the right hand side of the image.