Description
Laverton, a village and a parish in Somerset. The village stands near the boundary with Wilts, 4 miles N by E of Frome station on the G.W.R. The parish includes the tithing of Peart, and its post town is Beckington, under Bath. Acreage, 1061; population, 104. The manor belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells; gross value, £250 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The church is of 13th century date.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
