[5] Earlier, William Cunnington had opened nearby bowl barrows and found cremations with grave goods including a bronze dagger.

[8] Domesday Book in 1086 recorded a settlement at Uptone with 23 households and one mill, held by Gerald of Wilton.

[9] The village of Upton Lovell is an ancient settlement, with a medieval church dedicated to St Augustine of Canterbury.

[10] The Salisbury branch line was opened through the Wylye valley in 1856, passing just south of Upton Lovell village, with a level crossing on Water Street.

The small parish church, dedicated to St Augustine of Canterbury, is built in limestone ashlar and dates from the 13th century.

Monuments include a late 14th-century effigy of a knight – probably John, 5th Baron Lovel (1341–1408) – and a 15th-century brass of a priest.