Lacock

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Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′  N , 2 ° 7 ′  W

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Lacock is a village east of Bath in the English county of Wiltshire and about 5 km from Chippenham . The name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon "Lacuc", which means "small stream", which means the stream Bide. The village is almost entirely owned by the National Trust .

history

  • around 1000 - The Normans build a first church.
  • 1232 - The Countess Ela of Salisbury founds a convent for women and girls in memory of her husband William Longespee, an illegitimate son of King Henry II .
  • 13th to 18th centuries - construction of the houses in the village. T. still stand today.
  • 14th Century - Remodeling of the Norman St. Cyriac's Church.
  • 14th to 18th centuries - economic prosperity through the wool trade.
  • 1539 - Dissolution of the monastery and sale to William Sharington. The Abbey Church is demolished and the monastery is converted into a manor house.
  • 1753 - The Fox-Talbot family gives the complex its current appearance.
  • 1835 - William Henry Fox Talbot invents negative photography at Lacock Abbey .
  • 1944 - The village and mansion become part of the National Trust Members of the Talbot family continue to live in portions of the Lacock Abbey mansion.

Movie

Lacock Abbey
The Church of St Cyriac, Lacock, dating from the late 11th century

Lacock has already been used as a film set several times, especially for the BBC production Pride and Prejudice (1995) and for several Harry Potter film adaptations, where Lacock Abbey in particular served as the backdrop for part of the interior shots of the Hogwarts Wizarding School .

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