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The Ancient Parish of LAUGHTON EN LE MORTHEN

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"LAUGHTON EN LE MORTHEN, a parish-town, in the upper division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of St. Peter; 6 miles SW. of Tickhill, 7 from Rotherham, 8 from Worksop, (Notts.) 10 from Bawtry, 80 from York. Pop. 652. The Church, peculiar, is a vicarage, dedicated to All-Saints, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, ~£6. 13s. 4d. p.r. !£4. Patron, the Chancellor of York,"

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"BROOKHOUSE, a hamlet in the township and parish of Laughton en le Morthen, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of St. Peter; 5 miles from Tickhill."

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"CARR, a hamlet in the township and parish of Laughton en le Morthen, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of Tickhill; 5 miles from Tickhill, 6½ from Rotherham."

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"SLADE HOOTON, in the township and parish of Laughton en le Morthen, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of St. Peter; (the seat of William Murfin, Esq.) 5 miles S.W. of Tickhill, 7½ from Rotherham."

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"THURCROFT, (the seat of Captain Butler) in the township and parish of Laughton en le Morthen, and parish of Maltby, upper division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of Tickhill; 6 miles from Tickhill, 6½ from Rotherham, 9 from Bawtry."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • All Saints' Church, Laughten en le Morthen view 1.
  • All Saints' Church, Laughten en le Morthen view 2.
  • The Church of St. Simon and St. Jude, Thurcroft.
  • The Christian Fellowship Church, Thurcroft.

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Laughton en le Morthen.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Letwell.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Throapham.
• A transcription of the List of Vicars in All Saints Church, Laughton en le Morthen.

Description and Travel

• Paul Newbold has set up "Photo tours and a brief histories" of Laughton en le Morthen and Thurcroft.

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory and Gazetteer Directory of 1822.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.

Maps

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• For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
• For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
• Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.
• View maps of Laughton en le Morthen and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the Roll of Honour in All Saints Church, Laughton en le Morthen.
• A transcription of the The War Memorial in the Churchyard at Laughton en le Morthen.

Names (Geographical)

• The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
  • (SK512872) Laughton Common

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • Rotherham FHS