Langton by Wragby
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St Giles' Church, Langton by Wragby |
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Langton by Wragby |
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OS grid reference | TF147770 |
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– London | 125 mi (201 km) S |
District | East Lindsey |
Shire county | Lincolnshire |
Region | East Midlands |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Market Rasen |
Postcode district | LN8 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | Gainsborough |
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Coordinates: 53°16′39″N 0°16′51″W / 53.277609°N 0.280896°W
Langton by Wragby is a small village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east from Wragby, and on the A158 Horncastle road. The population is included in the civil parish of Hatton.
Langton Wood is a small, previously extra-parochial area, now included in the parish.[1]
The church is dedicated to St Giles, and is of 14th-century origin, although it was rebuilt in 1866. It is a Grade II listed building.[2][3]
Langton Court is the former vicarage, now a house, built in the middle of the 18th century with some 19th-century additions. It is a Grade II listed building.[4][5]
The early 13th-century Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton, was the son of Henry Langton of Langton by Wragby, and may have been born in a moated farmhouse west of the church.[6]
References
- ↑ "Langton by Wragby"; Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2011
- ↑ "St Giles' Church, Langton by Wragby". Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "Church of St Giles, Langton By Wragby". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "Langton Court, Langton by Wragby". Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "Langton Court, Langton By Wragby". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ Holdsworth, Christopher: Stephen Langton, Oxford Online Dictionary of National Biography, 2004
External links
- Media related to Langton by Wragby at Wikimedia Commons