Laughton, West Lindsey
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Laughton is a village and a civil parish
about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the town of Gainsborough
, in the West Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England.
Laughton was listed in Domesday Book
of 1086 variously as "Lacestone" and "Lastone" and consisted of 29 households.
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 14th century full length brass which was reset in 1549, to a member of the D'Alison family.
The hamlet of Wildsworth is nearby, and included in the parish. It did have a yellow brick church, dedicated to Saint 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. It is still listed on the National Heritage List for England
as a grade II listed building, where it is described as disused.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the town of Gainsborough
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Gainsborough is a town 15 miles north-west of Lincoln on the River Trent within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. At one time it served as an important port with trade downstream to Hull, and was the most inland in England, being more than 55 miles from the North...
, in the West Lindsey
West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England.
Laughton was listed in Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 variously as "Lacestone" and "Lastone" and consisted of 29 households.
The parish church is built of limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
, dedicated to All Saints
All Saints
All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...
, 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 14th century full length brass which was reset in 1549, to a member of the D'Alison family.
The hamlet of Wildsworth is nearby, and included in the parish. It did have a yellow brick church, dedicated to Saint John the Divine, built in 1838 by Charles Biggs. It was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...
in 1982 and demolished two years later. It is still listed on the National Heritage List for England
National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England was launched in 2011 as the statutory list of all designated historic places including listed buildings and scheduled monuments....
as a grade II listed building, where it is described as disused.