Lenton, Lincolnshire

Lenton
St Peter's Church, Lenton
Lenton is located in Lincolnshire
Lenton
Lenton
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF025305
• London95 mi (153 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGRANTHAM
Postcode districtNG33
Dialling code01476
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52°51′32″N 0°28′44″W / 52.859°N 0.479°W / 52.859; -0.479

Lenton is a village in the civil parish of Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby, in the district of South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) south-east from Grantham. In 1921 the parish had a population of 117.[1] On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished to form "Lenton Keisby and Osgodby".[2]

Village

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The village is sometimes known as Lavington, and the name may have come from the Old English Lâfa, and the characteristic suffix -ton.[3] The village is listed in the Domesday Book as "Lavintone".[4]

Millennium Lychgate

Lenton parish church is dedicated to St Peter.[5][6]

The ecclesiastical parish is part of the North Beltisloe Group of parishes[7] in the Deanery of Beltisloe in the Diocese of Lincoln.[8] From 2006 to 2011 the incumbent was The Revd Richard Ireson,[9] who was succeeded by The Revd Mike Doyle in 2012.[10]

The village erected a new Lychgate to mark the Millennium.[6] A previous exhibition to raise funds for the church, The Host of Angels Experience, returned in 2012.[6][10]

Lavington Lake is a local fishing facility.[1]

Other hamlets in the area are Hanby, Keisby Osgodby and Pickworth. Larger villages close by include Ropsley, Folkingham and Ingoldsby.[11]

Lost villages

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The village is associated with the site of the lost medieval settlement of Little Lavington, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the north-east.[12][13]

South of the village is the site of the lost settlement of Osgodby whose name survives in the name of the parish.[14]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Population statistics Lenton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Lenton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ Mills, A. D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names.[page needed]
  4. ^ "Domesday Maps Online". contains a facsimili of the Domesday Book entry
  5. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (348745)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  6. ^ a b c "Web site of St Peter's Church".
  7. ^ "St. Peter's Church, Lenton", Northbeltisloeparishes.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2012
  8. ^ "Lenton P C C" Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine; Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 14 May 2012
  9. ^ "North Beltisloe Group Council Report for PCC AGMs."; Boothby.org.uk. PDF download required. Retrieved 14 May 2012
  10. ^ a b "North Beltisloe web site".
  11. ^ Bourne & Heckington: Billingborough & Morton (Map) (3 ed.). 1:25000. OS Explorer Map. OSGB. 2006. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-319-23811-0. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  12. ^ Historic England (2007). "Little Lavington or Lenton (348765)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  13. ^ "Little Lavington: TF030310"; Gridreferencefinder.com. Retrieved 23 April 2012
  14. ^ Historic England (2007). "Osgodby (348406)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 April 2010.
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