St. John's Chapel, Gore, Market Lavington

There was a chapel on this manor by 1322 serving the small community here. It was dependent on the church at Market Lavington and the chaplain was provided by the vicar at Market Lavington. Mass was said three times a week. In 1550 the chapel was stiil standing but unused. The population here may never have recovered from the plague in the late 14th century and the settlement gradually dwindled. Excavations in 1877 showed that the nave was originally 24 feet by 11 feet and there was a possible later chancel, measuring 19 feet by 12 feet. A string course possibly dating from the 13th or early 14th century was found with scattered ridge tiles of the 14th century.