Civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England
Human settlement in England
Parish boundary within 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] 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.
There is a dining club, The Templars, for long-term residents, and a local history society.[1]
History
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]
Laughton
The hamlet of Laughton(52°52′20″N 0°23′58″W / 52.87222°N 0.39944°W / 52.87222; -0.39944 (Laughton)) 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]
Lincolnshire preceptories
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]
^Historic England. "Church (348722)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 11 April 2010.
^"Aslackby P C C". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011., Diocese of Lincoln
^Historic England. "The Aveland moat (348358)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 July 2010.
^Historic England. "National Monument record for Avethorpe (348363)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 July 2010.
^Bourne & Heckington: Billingborough & Morton (Map) (3 ed.). 1:25000. OS Explorer Map. OSGB. 2006. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-319-23811-0. Retrieved 9 April 2010. West Laughton TF074311
^Historic England. "West Laughton (348714)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 11 April 2010.
^Historic England. "Additional settlement at Laughton (1041290)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 11 April 2010.
^Ward, Penny (5 December 2023). Dennis Mills (ed.). The Knights Templar in Kesteven (2nd ed.). Heckington: Heritage Lincolnshire Publications. ISBN 978-0-948639-47-0.
^Page, William, ed. (1906). "Houses of Knights Templars: Willoughton, Eagle, Aslackby, South Witham and Temple Bruer". A History of the County of Lincoln. Victoria County History. Vol. 2. pp. 210–213. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
External links
Media related to Aslackby and Laughton at Wikimedia Commons
"Aslackby and Laughton Parish Council", Lincolnshire Parish Councils: South Kesteven. Retrieved 9 July 2011
Aslackby: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.