From The West Wiltshire District Guide 1978:
Upton Lovell is an ancient prehistoric village in whose water-meadows stands Golden Barrow, a tomb which, when excavated, yielded a treasure of very pure gold ornaments now in the British Museum, while on the chalk hills to the north are the remains of an ancient fort known as Knook Castle. Occupied by the Saxons it was in 957 called after their thane Ubban Tune. In 1476 it was called Ubbedon Lovell from the Norman family the Lovells of Castle Cary, the last of whom was murdered when found hiding by his pursuers under Suffers Bridge.
In the centre of the village stands the pleasant church whose chancel dates from c.1150 and which contains an effigy of Lord Lovell. For many years the village was the centre of the prosperous wool cloth trade, until in 1899 the huge factory was “destroyed by fire with remarkable rapidity”. Since then the village has relapsed into rural tranquility with a population of about 140. The Prince Leopold Inn is pleasantly situated on the bank of the River Wylye.