Aslackby and Laughton
Coordinates: 52°51′55″N 0°23′41″W / 52.8654°N 0.39482°W
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 St James's church, Aslackby |
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 Aslackby and Laughton
Aslackby and Laughton shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | TF083305 |
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| District | South Kesteven |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sleaford |
| Postcode district | NG34 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Grantham and Stamford |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
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] It consists of the village of Aslackby, the hamlet of Laughton, and some scattered farms.[2]
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[edit] Aslackby
52°51′40″N 0°23′18″W / 52.86111°N 0.38833°W
Aslackby (pronounced Aze-ul-be) is a small village extending westwards from the A15 road between Rippingale and Folkingham, about halfway between Sleaford and Bourne.
The village itself stands on a fairly complex pattern of strips of Jurassic clays and limestone but it is surrounded by chalky glacial till.[citation needed]
The Ecclesiastical parish is Aslackby, part of The Billingborough Group of the Deanery of Lafford. The incumbent is The Rev'd John Spreadbury.[3][4]
Aslackby Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St James[disambiguation needed 
].[5] The Chancel is Early English, largely rebuilt 1856, and there is a Perpendicular tower and nave.[4][6]
There is a dining club, The Templars, for long-term residents, and a Local History society.[1]
[edit] History
The Aveland, a moat said to the be the meeting place for the Wapentake of Aveland is in the Parish.[7] There is documentary evidence for a settlement called Avethorpe, from the Domesday survey onwards, but no actual location is known.[8]
In 1164 the Knights Templar established preceptory. Their local estates were managed from here so that the village included some fairly high-status buildings. However, with its transfer to the Hospitalers, they were no longer needed so after 700 years of disuse, little now remains.[citation needed]
The parish came closer to the centre of events again in the 1940s, when Folkingham Airfield was developed close to Temple Wood. It was from there that parts of Operation Market were flown.[citation needed]
[edit] Laughton
52°52′20″N 0°23′57″W / 52.87222°N 0.39917°W
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Typical agricultural scene in Laughton
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The ford in Aslackby
[edit] West Laughton
52°52′00″N 0°24′22″W / 52.8666667°N 0.40611°W
The site of a Deserted Medieval Village at West Laughton is marked on the OS map.[9][10][11]
[edit] Employment
Most work in the area remains agricultural, with further employment at an equestrian centre, a public house, and a metal tube manufacturing company. Commuting to Grantham, Sleaford or Bourne for work is common.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Civil Parish details". http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/AslackbyandLaughton/.
- ^ "Parish Boundary map from SKDC". http://forms.southkesteven.gov.uk/SKDC%20Internet%20Data/Publications/PlanningPolicy/PPG17Maps/Aslackby%20and%20Laughton.jpg.
- ^ "Eclesiastical parish details". http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?22002000.
- ^ a b "Church web site". http://www.thegilbertinebenefice.btik.com/p_Aslackby.ikml.
- ^ "Church of St James", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage.Retrieved 9 July 2011
- ^ "National Monument Record for the church". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348722.
- ^ "National Monument record for The Aveland moat". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348358.
- ^ "Natnional Monument record for Avethorpe". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348363.
- ^ OSGB (2006). Bourne & Heckington: Billingborough & Morton (Map). 1:25000. OS Explorer Map (3 ed.). p. 248. ISBN 9780319238110. http://leisure.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/products/paper-maps/paper-maps-ordnance-survey-great-britain/paper-maps-ordnance-survey-great-britain-os-explorer-map/bourne-and-heckington/pid-9780319238110. Retrieved 2010-04-09.West Laughton TF074311
- ^ "National Monument Record for West Laughton". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348714.
- ^ "National Monument Record for additional settlement at Laughton". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1041290.
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[edit] External links
- "Aslackby and Laughton Parish Council", Lincolnshire Parish Councils: South Kesteven. Retrieved 9 July 2011
- "Aslackby", homepages.which.net. Retrieved 9 July 2011
- "Aslackby", genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2011
