Aslackby and Laughton | |
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![]() St James' Church, Aslackby | |
Location within
Lincolnshire | |
Population | 251 (2011) |
OS grid reference | TF083305 |
• London | 95 mi (153 km) S |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Sleaford |
Postcode district | NG34 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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] in 102 households. [2] increasing slightly to 251 in 118 households at the 2011 census. [3] It consists of the village of Aslackby, the hamlet of Laughton, and scattered farms, [4] and part of the hamlet of Graby.
Aslackby ( /ˈeɪzəlbi/ AY-zəl-bee; 52°51′35″N 0°23′20″W / 52.85972°N 0.38889°W) is a small village extending westwards from the A15 road between Rippingale and Folkingham, about halfway between Sleaford and Bourne.
Aslackby Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St James. [5] The chancel is Early English, largely rebuilt 1856, with the tower and nave, Perpendicular. [6] [7] The ecclesiastical parish is Aslackby, part of The Billingborough Group of the Lafford Deanery [8]
There is a dining club, The Templars, for long-term residents, and a local history society. [1]
The Aveland, a moat said to be the meeting place for the Wapentake of Aveland is in the parish. [9] There is documentary evidence for a settlement called Avethorpe, from the Domesday survey onwards, but no actual location is known. [10]
The hamlet of Laughton ( 52°52′20″N 0°23′58″W / 52.87222°N 0.39944°W) lies less than 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of Aslackby. West Laughton at its south-west is the site of a deserted medieval village (DMV). [11] [12] [13]
Until their disbandment in 1312, the Knights Templar were major landowners on the higher lands of Lincolnshire, where they had a number of preceptories on property which provided income, while Temple Bruer was an estate on the Lincoln Heath, believed to have been used also for military training. [14] The preceptories from which the Lincolnshire properties were managed were: [15]