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High Street, DEVIZES, SN10 4HE

Number 9 (nearest the camera) and number 7 Cheverell Road are two mid 19th century cottages in a row. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1198128 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. The Dauntsey family owned land in the parish from at least 1474 and in 1542 William Dauntsey's bequest founded a school and almshouses.

Built in the free Gotic style in 1900 as a Wesleyan Methodist chapel, the site was purchased by the Catholic parish in 1967 after the chapel closed. After repair and refurbishment it reopened as a Catholic church in 1971. The original entrance from Cheverell Road was blocked and entry is now via the hall at the rear - see Image 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. The Dauntsey family owned land in the parish from at least 1474 and in 1542 William Dauntsey's bequest founded a school and almshouses.

As the path ascends Strawberry Hill, the views open out. The buildings of Dauntsey's School are in the middle distance. On the skyline at the left edge of the image is the distinctive clump of trees of Oliver's Castle an Iron Age hillfort. Just right of centre can be seen the white horse on Roundway Hill above Devizes, almost 7 miles distant. From West Lavington the walk follows the Wessex Ridgeway long distance path up to Littleton Down on Salisbury Plain. Then along the Imber Range Perimeter Path before descending via a byway and a bridleway to the start. About 5½ miles.

From Cheverell Road this footpath runs across Dauntsey's School behind the buildings facing High Street to Sunnyside. 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. 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 hall at the rear of the former Wesleyan Methodist chapel, now a Catholic church. See Image 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. The Dauntsey family owned land in the parish from at least 1474 and in 1542 William Dauntsey's bequest founded a school and almshouses.

From the road at the side of the Catholic church, the path apsses into woodland on its way to Littleton Panell. 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. 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 School was founded in 1542, in accordance with the will of William Dauntesey, a master of the Worshipful Company of Mercers. It was moved to this present site in 1895.

The main gateway into Dauntsey's School. 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. The Dauntsey family owned land in the parish from at least 1474 and in 1542 William Dauntsey's bequest founded a school and almshouses.

Near Littleton Panell. They had a very fine school orchestra at one time, probably still have. Anyone 'in the know?' A quick search of WWW revealed http://www.dauntseys.wilts.sch.uk/page.aspx?id=1722