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Laverstock and Ford

Cockey Down, a grassy hill to the east of Laverstock, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a protected area that has interesting flora and fauna.

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In 1917 part of Ford Farm in the north of the parish was bought by the government to provide a site for the developing Royal Flying Corps, initially known as Ford Farm it quickly adopted the name of Old Sarum Airfield from the nearby ancient fortification of Old Sarum and is still in civilian use as of 2013.

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The glass was collected by Canon Stanley Baker from the street ditches in Salisbury where it had been thrown after its removal from the cathedral by James Wyatt in 1788.

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