Aslackby_and_Laughton

Aslackby and Laughton

Aslackby and Laughton

Civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England

Aslackby and Laughton is a civil parish[1] in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 243,[1] in 102 households.[2] increasing slightly to 251 in 118 households at the 2011 census.[3] It consists of the village of Aslackby, the hamlet of Laughton, and scattered farms,[4] and part of the hamlet of Graby.

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Aslackby

Aslackby (/ˈeɪzəlbi/ AY-zəl-bee; 52°51′35″N 0°23′20″W) is a small village extending westwards from the A15 road between Rippingale and Folkingham, about halfway between Sleaford and Bourne.

Main article: St James' Church, Aslackby

Aslackby Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St James.[5] The chancel is Early English, largely rebuilt 1856, with the tower and nave, Perpendicular.[6][7] The ecclesiastical parish is Aslackby, part of The Billingborough Group of the Lafford Deanery[8]

There is a dining club, The Templars, for long-term residents, and a local history society.[1]

History

The Aveland, a moat said to be the meeting place for the Wapentake of Aveland is in the parish.[9] There is documentary evidence for a settlement called Avethorpe, from the Domesday survey onwards, but no actual location is known.[10]

Laughton

The hamlet of Laughton (52°52′20″N 0°23′58″W) lies less than 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of Aslackby. West Laughton at its south-west is the site of a deserted medieval village (DMV).[11][12][13]

Lincolnshire preceptories

Until their disbandment in 1312, the Knights Templar were major landowners on the higher lands of Lincolnshire, where they had a number of preceptories on property which provided income, while Temple Bruer was an estate on the Lincoln Heath, believed to have been used also for military training.[14] The preceptories from which the Lincolnshire properties were managed were:[15]

  • Typical agricultural scene in Laughton
  • The ford in Aslackby
  • Laughton Manor Farm from the air
  • Aslackby village from the air

References

  1. [1]
    "Civil Parish details".
  2. [2]
    "2001 census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Parish Boundary map from SKDC".[permanent dead link]
  5. [5]
    Historic England. "Church of St James (1062757)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  6. [6]
    "Church web site".[dead link]
  7. [7]
    Historic England. "Church (348722)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  8. [8]
    "Aslackby P C C". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011., Diocese of Lincoln
  9. [9]
    Historic England. "The Aveland moat (348358)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  10. [10]
    Historic England. "National Monument record for Avethorpe (348363)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  11. [11]
    Bourne & Heckington: Billingborough & Morton (Map) (3 ed.). 1:25000. OS Explorer Map. OSGB. 2006. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-319-23811-0. Retrieved 9 April 2010. West Laughton TF074311
  12. [12]
    Historic England. "West Laughton (348714)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  13. [13]
    Historic England. "Additional settlement at Laughton (1041290)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  14. [14]
    Ward, Penny (5 December 2023). Dennis Mills (ed.). The Knights Templar in Kesteven (2nd ed.). Heckington: Heritage Lincolnshire Publications. ISBN 978-0-948639-47-0.
  15. [15]
    Page, William, ed. (1906). "Houses of Knights Templars: Willoughton, Eagle, Aslackby, South Witham and Temple Bruer". A History of the County of Lincoln. Victoria County History. Vol. 2. pp. 210–213. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
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