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Hill View, DEVIZES, SN10 4HG

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 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.

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.

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

The older part of the building (furthest from camera) was built in 1854 as a parochial school. This provided for the first time education for girls, boys had been provided for since 1553. The buildings are now part of 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.

A closer view of the school buildings seen at Image Built in 1854 to provide education for girls, the building is now part of 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.

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.

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.

The village has had a post office since 1 June 1894. It was in these premises when it closed on 27 June 2007 but it reopened within the same shop in April 2016. The Routemaster bus is heading across Salisbury Plain via Imber to Warminster, along the military range roads that are only open to the public a few days a year.

With date and memorial stones for 1895