Langton by Wragby

Description and Travel

Langton by Wragby is both a village and a parish in the Wolds, one mile southeast of Wragby and 9 miles northwest of Horncastle. Hatton parish lies to the east and Apley parish to the southwest. The parish covers about 2,400 acres and includes the hamlets of Low Langton, Langton Hill and Strubby.

Langton village lies astride the old Horncastle Road (now the A158 trunk road). If you are planning a visit:

• Visit the Lincolnshire Trust George Leachman Memorial Reserve at grid co-ordinates TF 1475. The reserve is situated on the north side of the minor road known as Hoop Lane, which joins the B1202 Wragby to Bardney road with the A158 Lincoln to Skegness road. Access is across a grass field on the west side of Hoop Lane Farm.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Giles.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1766, then again in 1866.
  
  
• The church seats 170.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Giles Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1653.
  
  
• The Bishop's Transcripts start in 1561.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Horncastle Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire Archives holds copies of the overseers of the poor accounts, 1773 - 1817.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 1476.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Wraggoe Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Langton Wood, formerly an "extra-parochial" area, is included in this parish.
  
  
• For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Horncastle Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A National School was built here in 1871 to handle 58 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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