Thus the area was continuously occupied from the late Roman period until the establishment of the medieval planned town in the 13th century.

[4] Domesday Book has two entries for Laventone, with a large combined population of 38 households, 12 acres of woodland and three mills.

[9] It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.

[10] The village has a co-op supermarket, a pharmacist, a butcher, a post office, a florist, a hairdresser, a pub, a café and other small businesses.

Monuments include a marble carving of a mourning woman by John Flaxman, a memorial to Thomas Sainsbury (died 1795).

Built of roughcast stone with some brick, it contains the structure of an early medieval double-aisled open hall, described by Historic England as the only example in Wiltshire.

[16] A new manor house, with service block and stables, was built in 1865 by Ewan Christian for Edward Pleydell-Bouverie, a politician and Ecclesiastical Commissioner.

[18] The Market Lavington Community Hall was built in 2007 and can accommodate 160 people seated or 250 standing.

[19] It hosts regular activities such as short mat bowls, quilting, Tai Chi, yoga, Women's Institute, art, table tennis, a community choir and ballroom dancing.

[20] The Old School has been converted into community space for hire and hosts clubs such as Girl Guides and a play group.