Lacock Village, The Cotswolds, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, walk around the historical Village

Explore the historic streets of Lacock, a quintessential English village with timber-framed cottages and local shops. With its central grid of four streets, Lacock today looks much as it did 200 years ago.

If you love supernatural tales set in Old England, read The Night Whisperer by Ornella Grey. In the early 1800s, Porphyria Thaxton lives under the heel of her uncle’s family. Her world changes when mysterious strangers take the neighboring estate, Lichmere Abbey, and she’s drawn into a web of intrigue that will require all her ingenuity and courage to survive.
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Lacock village history
The name Lacock dates from Saxon times when the earliest permanent settlers lived by the Bide Brook, which runs through the middle of the village. They called it lacuc or 'little stream'.

Medieval Lacock
The medieval landscape was dominated by Melksham Forest, which came right up to the village and stretched for 33 miles to the south and east.

Settlement began around the church, reflected in the irregular line of Church Street. However, the rest is a medieval planned town, deliberately laid out on a grid of the other streets which can be seen today.

Explore Lacock village!
There's lots to discover in Lacock village: quaint traditional stone cottages, the medieval tithe barn, and the village church.

History on the high street
Why not start your trip to Lacock by pausing at the window of the old shop at 2 High Street? In the late 19th century, the building was used as a coffee tavern, then after the First World War it became a stationers and in 1966, incorporated the Post Office.

It remained in the same family until it closed in the early 1980s. Miss Butler, the last resident, arranged the shop window in the style of early 20th-century displays and it has been untouched ever since.

Lacock village on film and TV
Lacock village is a firm favourite for film and TV producers, most notably for its picturesque streets and historic cottages, untouched by modern alterations.

The village’s most famous appearances include Downton Abbey, the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice and Cranford. The films Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Wolfman were also filmed here.

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[hannibalbarca]

What a beautiful place! It's magic!

[shahad_alsayed]

What a beautiful & precious gem..thank you for sharing your lovely video

[narramundos]

beautiful village! I'm happy to be able to know more about England, in addition to the big cities!

[DanDeuel]

Please transport all the row houses starting at 2:00 to my property in Tennessee by no later than the end of summer. Gate key is under the fake rock by the gate post. Thanks.

[jamesb]

I would love to move from Australia to live in an old English country village. Beautiful.

I hope they never over populate these old country towns.

London is so crowded these days.