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Market Lavington village hall and community centre. The hall is also home to Trinity Church. Market Lavington lies at the foot of the north western scarp slope of Salisbury Plain, about 5 miles south of Devizes. There is evidence of continuous occupation of the village since the Iron Age and maybe, near continuous occupation since late Neolithic times. The village developed around the cross roads of an east-west road (now the B3098) and a north-south road which ran from Devizes to Salisbury – later closed. Once considered a town, a market charter was granted in 1254.

Another village pub seeks a life line...

Intended as a seat commanding a fine view as well as a memorial, the First World War Remember Stone, located near the church, was unveiled in May 2015. Market Lavington lies at the foot of the north western scarp slope of Salisbury Plain, about 5 miles south of Devizes. There is evidence of continuous occupation of the village since the Iron Age and maybe, near continuous occupation since late Neolithic times. The village developed around the cross roads of an east-west road (now the B3098) and a north-south road which ran from Devizes to Salisbury – later closed. Once considered a town, a market charter was granted in 1254.

The tower dates from the 15th century.

The church has its origins in the late 13th century and has had many additions over the centuries with restoration taking place in 1860 by Ewan Christian.

It was a papal edict in the 9th century that was responsible for the proliferation of weathercocks on churches. This edict required every Church in Christendom to be mounted by a cockerel. This symbol was to recall Peter's betrayal of Christ (LUKE 22:34) "I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me". Although only the symbol of the cockerel was required by the edict, the motif, it seems, was quickly wedded with the weathervane. By the 13th century the word for weathercock (gallum) and weathervane (ventrologium) had become interchangeable. Interestingly, early weathercocks did not include cardinal letters, as Christian churches always lay east to west.

The Anglican parish church of St Mary and the war memorial at Market Lavington at noon on Christmas Day, 2020.

The Drummer Boy pub is on the left and there are pollarded trees on the right.