The Deanery of Lafford is an historic deanery in the Anglican Diocese of Lincoln in England. Located around the market town of Sleaford, it covers an area of c.200 square miles and serves a population of c.36,000.
In 1910 the Deanery was divided into the Deaneries of Lafford i or North Lafford, and the Deanery of Lafford ii or South Lafford. The two Deaneries re-merged in 1964 to form Lafford Deanery.
Parishes of the Gilbertine Benefice were added in 2010.
1978-1987: Thomas George Williamson
1987-1996: John Stephen Thorold
1996-2002: Canon Samuel Hall Speers
2002-2003: Graham Parry Williams
2003-2007: Peter John Mander
2008-2012: John Andrew Patrick
2012-present: Christine Pennock
The following ecclesiastical parish churches were part of Lafford Deanery as of April 2012.
Note: The parish churches marked † were not part of the deanery as it was constituted in the nineteenth century.
Anwick, St Edith
Asgarby, St Andrew
Aslackby, St James
Aswarby, St Denys
Aunsby, St Thomas Of Canterbury
Billingborough, St Andrew †
Billinghay, St Michael And All Angels
Bloxholm, St Mary
Burton Pedwardine, St Andrew/Blessed Virgin Mary/St Nicholas
Cranwell, St Andrew
Dembleby, St Lucia
Digby, St Thomas Of Canterbury
Dorrington, St James
Dowsby, St Andrew †
Evedon, St Mary
Ewerby, St Andrew
Folkingham, St Andrew
Great & Little Hale, St John The Baptist
Heckington, St Andrew
Helpringham, St Andrew
Horbling, St Andrew †
Kirkby Green, Holy Cross †
Kirkby Laythorpe, St Denys
Leasingham, St Andrew
Martin, Holy Trinity†
New Sleaford, St Denys
Newton, St Botolph
North Kyme, St Luke †
Osbournby, St Peter & St Paul
Pickworth, St Andrew
Quarrington and Old Sleaford, St Botolph
Rowston, St Clement
Ruskington, All Saints
Scopwick, Holy Cross
Scot Willoughby, St Andrew
Scredington, St Andrew
Pointon, Christchurch
Silk Willoughby, St Denys
South Kyme, St Mary & All Saints
Swarby, St Mary And All Saints
Swaton, St Michael
Threekingham, St Peter
Timberland, St Andrew †
Walcot, St Nicholas
Walcott, St Oswald †
