Population 410 (2011) Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Lincolnshire UK parliament constituency Gainsborough | OS grid reference SK849972 Country England Post town Gainsborough District West Lindsey | |
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Laughton is a village and a civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 410. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) north from the town of Gainsborough
Map of Laughton, Gainsborough, UK
Laughton is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book, as "Lacestone" and "Lastone", with 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 a 14th-century full length brass, reset in 1549, to a member of the D'Alison family.
The village of Wildsworth is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the west on the bank of the River Trent. It had a yellow-brick church, dedicated to St 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.
Nearby is Laughton Forest, mostly privately owned but leased to the Forestry Commission, which was created in the 20th century on a sandy heath.