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Laughton (Blyton)

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Archives & Libraries

The parish had two public Reading Rooms in 1896 - one in Laughton Village and one in Wildsworth hamlet.

The Gainsborough Library is an excellent resource with both a Local History section and a Family History section.

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Cemeteries

Adrian S. PYE has a photograph of the Laughton cemetery on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2020.

Julian P. GUFFOGG has a photograph of the tomb brass to two D'ALISON men (William, sheriff and J.P. for Lincolnshire, died 1546 and his son George who died in 1549) on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2015.

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Census

  • The parish was part of the Scotter sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
     
  • Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year
Piece No.
1841H.O. 107 / 639
1851H.O. 107 / 2119
1861R.G. 9 / 2406
1871R.G. 10 / 3441 & 3442
1881R.G. 11 / 3293 & 3298
1891R.G. 12 / 2632
1901R.G. 13 / 3109
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church in Laughton village is dedicated to All Saints.
     
  • The church was endowed in 1310 by John DALDERBY, then Bishop of Lincoln, and presumably built shortly thereafter.
     
  • The church tower was repaired in 1876.
     
  • This church was extensively repaired in 1879.
     
  • The church was re-opened after 1896 restorationsat the sole cost of Mrs. MYNELL-INGRAM and dedicated by the Bishop of Lincoln.
     
  • The church seats 200.
     
  • There is a photograph of All Saints church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
     
  • Richard CROFT has a photograph of All Saints on Geo-graph, taken in 2006.
     
  • Richard CROFT has a photograph of the church interior on Geo-graph taken in 2012.
     
  • Here is a photo of All Saints Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
     
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  • There was a church at Wildsworth once, dedicated to Saint John the Divine.
     
  • The church started as a Chapel of Ease, built in 1838.
     
  • The church was restored in 1896, and again in 1908.
     
  • The church sat 80 people.
     
  • The Diocese of Lincoln declared the church at Wildsworth redundant in June, 1982. Two years later it was demolished and the building site was made part of the churchyard.
     
  • There is a photograph of Saint John's Church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site, taken by David NAYLOR.
     
  • David WRIGHT has a photograph of Wildsworth Churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2006.
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1566, but is incomplete.
     
  • The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Corringham Deanery to make your search easier.
     
  • There were also chapels for Wesleyan Methodists and Primitive Methodists in the village. For more on researching these chapel records, see our non-conformist religions page.
     
  • See our Church Records page to see county-wide sources.
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Civil Registration

  • The parish was part of the Scotter sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
     
  • Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
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Description & Travel

Laughton is a village and parish almost due north of Gainsborough. It lies 165 miles north of London. The parish of Scotton lies to the north, with Blyton parish to the south. The parish covers almost 4,600 acres.

The village lies west of the the A159 trunk road as it passes between Scunthorpe and Gainsborough. Wildsworth is a hamlet (and township) in Laughton parish on the east bank of the River Trent. Laughton Forest lies to the north of the village. If you are planning a visit:

You can see pictures of Laughton (Blyton) which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK848975 (Lat/Lon: 53.467, -0.724583), Laughton (Blyton) which are provided by:

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Military History

The parish only recently celbrated its Military History with a War Memorial to airmen who had died in crashes in the parish.

Adrian S. PYE has a photograph of the Laughton Aircrew Memorial on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2020.

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient township in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil parish in December, 1866.
     
  • Wildsworth was also a township in this parish on the east bank of the River Trent. It split off to become its own Civil Parish in December, 1866.
     
  • The parish was in the ancient Corringham Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
     
  • You may contact the Laughton Parish Council regarding political or social issues, but they are NOT funded to help you with family searches.
     
  • Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

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Population

YearInhabitants
1801346
1831441
1851508
1861515
1871336
1881295
1891300
1911254
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Schools

  • The Parish School was founded in 1566 by Doctor Roger DALLISON (also found as DALYSON).
     
  • The school was replaced with a new structure in 1821.
     
  • A new school was erected in 1841 by the Lady Gordon (then Lady of the Manor) to replace the one above and to hold 50 students. It was then known as the Free Grammar School.
     
  • A school was erected at Wildworth in 1875 to hold 30 children.
     
  • For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.