| Laughton | |
|---|---|
 Church of All Saints, Laughton | |
  Laughton Location withinLincolnshire | |
| 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 | |
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Laughton is a village and acivil parish in theWest Lindseydistrict ofLincolnshire, 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 ofGainsborough[2]
Nearby is Laughton Forest, mostly privately owned but leased to theForestry Commission, which was created in the 20th century on a sandy heath.[3]
Laughton is listed in the 1086Domesday 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 ofSir 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 byIsabella Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of Hertford.[6] The Ingram family were the local landowners, giving their name to the Ingram Arms public house.
Theparish church is built oflimestone, dedicated toAll Saints, and is a Grade Ilisted building dating from the 12th century. It was restored and thechancel rebuilt in 1894 byBodley and Garner.
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In the southaisle is a full-lengthmonumental brass, made in about 1405, showing a knight wearing the style of armour worn at theBattle of Agincourt (1415), with Gothic-style canopy, reset in 1549 with new imitation Gothic-style inscription, to serve as theledger stone forWilliam Dalison (died 1546) of Laughton,Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1546 andEscheator of Lincolnshire. It is of a style and design similar to at least three surviving brasses namely those of:
The village ofWildsworth is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the west on the bank of theRiver Trent. It had a yellow-brick church, dedicated toSt John the Divine, built in 1838 by Charles Biggs. It was declared redundant by theDiocese of Lincoln in 1982 and demolished two years later.[2][8] It is still listed on theNational Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building, where it is described as disused.[9]
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