Laughton, West Lindsey

For other places with the same name, see Laughton (disambiguation).

Laughton
Church of All Saints, Laughton
Laughton Laughton shown within Lincolnshire
Population	309 (2001)
OS grid reference	SK849972
– London	150 mi (240 km) S
District	West Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Gainsborough
Postcode district	DN21
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°27′56″N 0°43′21″W / 53.465485°N 0.722464°W / 53.465485; -0.722464

Laughton is a village and a civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) north from the town of Gainsborough^[1]

Laughton is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book, as "Lacestone" and "Lastone", with 29 households.^[2]

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. In the south aisle is a 14th-century full length brass, reset in 1549, to a member of the D'Alison family.^[3]

Ruins of Wildsworth Church

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.^[1]^[4] It is still listed on the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building, where it is described as disused.^[5]

Nearby is Laughton Forest, mostly privately owned but leased to the Forestry Commission, which was created in the 20th century on a sandy heath.^[6]

References

1 2 "Laughton by Gainsborough". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
↑ "Laughton". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
↑ "All Saints, Laughton". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
↑ "Laughton". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
↑ "St John the Divine, Wildsworth". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
↑ "The History of Laughton Forest 1926 - 2013", Laughtonforest.blogspot.co.uk/

External links

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Unitary authorities	North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire

Boroughs or districts	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey

Major settlements	Alford Barton-upon-Humber Boston Bottesford Bourne Brigg Broughton Burgh-le-Marsh Caistor Cleethorpes Crowland Crowle Epworth Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Holbeach Horncastle Immingham Kirton-in-Lindsey Lincoln Long Sutton Louth Mablethorpe Market Deeping Market Rasen North Hykeham Scunthorpe Skegness Sleaford Spalding Spilsby Stamford Wainfleet All Saints Winterton Wragby See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire

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