Laughton, West Lindsey
| Laughton | |
|---|---|
 Church of All Saints, Laughton | |
  Laughton Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 410 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK849972 |
| • London | 150 mi (240 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Gainsborough |
| Postcode district | DN21 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Laughton is a village and a civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 410.[1] It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) north from the town of Gainsborough[2]
Nearby is Laughton Forest, mostly privately owned but leased to the Forestry Commission, which was created in the 20th century on a sandy heath.[3]
History[edit]
Laughton is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book, as "Lacestone" and "Lastone", with 29 households.[4]
A village school was founded in 1566 by a bequest of Dr Roger Dalison, an uncle of Sir Roger Dalison, and was established as a free grammar school in 1578. It was located in the Church Stile.[5] A new school-house was built in 1821, funded by Isabella Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of Hertford.[6] The Ingram family were the local landowners, giving their name to the Ingram Arms public house.
All Saints Church[edit]
The parish church is built of limestone, dedicated to All Saints, and is a Grade I listed building dating from the 12th century. It was restored and the chancel rebuilt in 1894 by Bodley and Garner.
Gothic brass[edit]
.jpg)
In the south aisle is a full-length monumental brass, made in about 1405, showing a knight wearing the style of armour worn at the Battle of Agincourt (1415), with Gothic-style canopy, reset in 1549 with new imitation Gothic-style inscription, to serve as the ledger stone for William Dalison (died 1546) of Laughton, Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1546 and Escheator of Lincolnshire. It is of a style and design similar to at least three surviving brasses namely those of:
- Sir Peter Courtenay (d.1405), KG, in Exeter Cathedral.
- Sir Maurice Russell (d.1416), Saint Peter's Church, Dyrham, Gloucestershire.
- Thomas Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley (d.1417), Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.
Wildsworth Church[edit]
The village of Wildsworth is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the west on the bank of the River Trent. It had a yellow-brick church, dedicated to St John the Divine, built in 1838 by Charles Biggs. It was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in 1982 and demolished two years later.[2][8] It is still listed on the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building, where it is described as disused.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Laughton by Gainsborough". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ "The History of Laughton Forest 1926 - 2013", Laughtonforest.blogspot.co.uk/
- ^ "Laughton". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Reports from Commissioners, 28:13 (London, 1869), p. 254.
- ^ "Laughton - Laverstoke Pages 33-37 A Topographical Dictionary of England. Originally published by S Lewis, London, 1848". British History Online.
- ^ "to a member of the D'Alison family"Historic England. "All Saints, Laughton (1317208)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ "Laughton". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "St John the Divine, Wildsworth (1165941)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
External links[edit]
Media related to Laughton, West Lindsey at Wikimedia Commons
