| Langton by Wragby | |
|---|---|
 St Giles' Church, Langton by Wragby | |
  Langton by Wragby Location withinLincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | TF147770 |
| • London | 125 mi (201 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Market Rasen |
| Postcode district | LN8 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Langton by Wragby is a small village andcivil parish in theEast Lindseydistrict ofLincolnshire, England. It lies approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east fromWragby, on theA158Horncastle road.
Langton Wood is a small, previously extra-parochial area, now included in the parish.[1]
The church is dedicated toSt Giles, and is of 14th-century origin, although it was rebuilt in 1866. It is a Grade IIlisted building.[2][3]
Langton Court is the formervicarage, now a house, built in the middle of the 18th century with some 19th-century additions. It is a Grade II listed building.[4][5]
The early 13th-centuryArchbishop of Canterbury,Stephen Langton, was the son of Henry Langton of Langton by Wragby, and may have been born in a moated farmhouse west of the church.[6]
The "Stephen Langton Trail" devised to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta, starts in Langton by Wragby and leads to Lincoln, where there is an original copy of the charter.[7]
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