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High Street, DEVIZES, SN10 4HF

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.

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

From the footpath, part of the long distance Wessex Ridgeway, is seen some of the facilities of Dauntsey's School. The school is a co-educational independent day and boarding school catering for children from 11 to 18 years of age. 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 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.

New public footpath parallel to the B3098 Cheverell road.

'You will find a track on the left which runs toward the line of hills marking the edge of the plain.' See http://www.marketlavington.org.uk/Walks%204.html for more details.

Cattle on the north side of Cheverell Road [B3098].

Tracks through a barley field. a public footpath runs along the hedge.

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.

Track WLAV9 heading north towards the B3098.

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.