A very beautiful village...

1. Lacock, Wiltshire, England
Cristina Elena Tudorache,
Madalina Andreea Toia
IMAPA, Group 8213
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest,
Romania

2. Lacock is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England, 3 miles (5
km) from the town of Chippenham. The village is owned almost in its entirety by the
National Trust and attracts many visitors by virtue of its unspoiled appearance.
The parish includes Bowden Hill, a small village 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of
Lacock, and the hamlet of Notton, the same distance to the northwest.

3. Lacock is mentioned in the Domesday Book, with a population of 160–190; with
two mills and a vineyard. Lacock Abbey was founded on the manorial lands by Ela, Countess
of Salisbury and established in 1232; and the village — with the manor — formed its
endowment to "God and St Mary".
Lacock was granted a market and developed a thriving woolen industry during the
Middle Ages. Reybridge, and a packhorse ford, remained the only crossing points of the River
Avon until the 18th century.

4. At the dissolution,
the Abbey and estate,
including the village were sold
to William Sharington, later
passing into the Talbot family
by marriage.
Most of the
surviving houses are 18th
century or earlier in
construction. There is a 14th-
century tithe barn, the
medieval St Cyriac's Church,
an inn dating from the 15th
century and an 18th-century
lock-up

5. The village has been used as a film
and television set, notably for the 1995 BBC
production of Pride and Prejudice.

6. It has also made brief appearances in the Harry Potter films Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

7. Here is the house where was filmed the scene of the parents of Harry
Potter, when Voldemort killed both of his parents.

8. Scarecrow festival
A scarecrow festival is held annually in Lacock and is popular
with visitors from the local area. All monies raised are donated to
Lacock Primary School.

9. • "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council.
Retrieved 18 October 2014
• Lacock (Wiltshire County Archives) accessed 28 September
2009
• Lacock Scarecrow Festival". BBC Local: Wiltshire. 25 March
2006.
• "Lacock Primary School". Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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villages-visit-britain/
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uni
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