Population 165 (in 2011) Unitary authority Local time Sunday 8:55 PM | OS grid reference ST946408 Region South West Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01985 Post town Warminster | |
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Upton Lovell is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is situated on the A36, in the Wylye valley about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Warminster.
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Map of Upton Lovell, Warminster, UK
History
Knook Castle, in the north of the parish, is the site of an Iron Age hillfort. The village of Upton Lovell is an ancient settlement, with a medieval church dedicated to St Augustine of Canterbury. The Domesday Book uses the name "Ubetone", to which the name of Lovel was added while five generations of the Lords Lovel were lords of the manor between the 14th and 16th centuries.
The village's pub is called the Prince Leopold, in memory of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the youngest son of Queen Victoria, who lived at Boyton Manor in the neighbouring village of Boyton. He died of haemophilia in 1884.
Church
The Anglican Church of St Augustine of Canterbury is Grade I listed. It has a 13th-century chancel and a nave built in 1633. Its parish registers are kept at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre for the years 1654-1992 (baptisms), 1654-1975 (marriages), and 1653-1991 (burials).
Local government
Upton Lovell has its own parish council but almost all local government functions are carried out by Wiltshire Council, a unitary authority created in 2009, with its principal offices at County Hall in Trowbridge. The village is represented in parliament by Andrew Murrison and in Wiltshire Council by Christopher Newbury, both Conservatives.
Notable people
In fiction
Upton Lovell appears in W. H. Hudson's book A Shepherd's Life, under the name of Doveton.