Langtoft
Note: The is another Langtoft in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
- A small cemetery was laid out prior to World War II alongside the A15 on the east side of the road. The cemetery was extended in 2012. The webpage author could find no online or written history of this cemetery.
- A small parcel of cemetery ground is reserved for unconsecrated burials.
- The cemetery is managed by the parish council.
- The parish was in the Deeping sub-district of the Bourne Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1841 |
H.O. 107 / 620 |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2095 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2319 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3317 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2558 |
- The Anglican church is dedicated to Saint Michael.
- The oldest portions of the church appear to be from the 13th century.
- The church was restored in 1859.
- The church seats 290.
- There is a photograph of St. Michael's Church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Michael's Church on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2007.
- Here is a photo of St. Michael's, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- Anglican parish registers exist from 1668, but Bishop's Transcript entries go back to 1561.
- The Lincolnshire Archives have parish register baptisms 1724-1756 on fiche (ref: 13 18 002 01A) and Bishops' Transcripts 1562-1812 on film (ref: MF 4/449, 450). [David Meredith]
- We have the beginning of a parish register extract in a text file. Your additions are welcome.
- The LFHS has published several indexes for the Aveland and Ness Deanery to make your search easier.
- There was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel built here in 1834 and a Congregational chapel built here in 1874. For information and assistance in researching this chapel, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Deeping sub-district of the Bourne Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Langtoft is both a village and parish 2 miles north-west of Market Deeping, 5 miles south of Bourne and 41 miles south-east of Lincoln. The A15 trunk road goes right through the village. Deeping St. Nicholas lies to the north-east. The area is flat fenland, drained by many small canals, including the South Drove Drain. The parish covers about 2,100 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- Rodney BURTON has a photograph of the rather distinctive Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2007.
- Rodney BURTON also has a photograph of the Village Hall on Geo-graph, taken in January, 2006. Stop in when they are open and ask for a schedule of forth-coming events.
- There is bus service from Bourne and Peterborough.
- See our touring page for more sources.
- In the east of the village were the remains of a large mansion, supposed to have been the residence of the HYDE family. Anne HYDE married James II.
- The national grid reference is TF 1212.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #235 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for resources.
- The RAF established a Ground Control Intercept (GCI) station here in 1942.
- On 19 April 1943, A Wellington II crashed near the village at 2:30am after a propeller came off in flight. The crew survived bailout with only one injury.
- The GCI equipment was upgraded in the late 1940s and in the 1950s the station was rebuilt as a ROTOR station.
- The station was placed in reserve in March, 1958 and was closed down and sold off some time in the mid 1960s.
- There are photographs and a more detailed history at the Site Records web page.
- Mat FASCIONE has a photograph of War Memorial on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2014.
Michael PECK provides us with: "The names recorded (and there is no indication of which war caused the individual deaths) are as below. There are no ranks or arms of service specified:"
- Harrold AYRE
- Ernest Norman BADGER
- Robert DAY
- Henry FLATTERS
- John FOWLER
- Henry GAY
- William Edward GAY
- James Leonard GOODMAN
- Robert Arthur PLOWRIGHT
- George PORTER
- Ernest THACKER
- Abraham WARN
- Lyn BARBER advises that Ernest THACKER died on 7/1/1943 at age 20 and was buried in Tunisia. He was a gunner in the Royal Artillery.
- See the Langtoft War Memorial site for a list of parishioners who gave their lives in service to their country.
There is one Commonwealth War Grave from World War II in the parish cemetery for:
- Robert Arthur PLOWRIGHT, srgt., RAF 206 Sqdn., age 20, died 1 Jan. 1941. Son of Thomas and Mary E. PLOWRIGHT of Langtoft.
- The name Langtoft is from the Old Scandinavian langr+toft, or "long homestead" and is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as Langetof.
[A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991].
- This place was an ancient parish in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the ancient Ness Wapentake in the South Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven.
- In April, 1931, this parish gained land from several neighboring Civil Parishes in a boundary re-adjustment. The parish grew from 2,133 acres to 2,915 acres.
- You may contact the local Parish Council regarding civic or political issues, but they are NOT staffed to assist you with family history searches.
- For today's district governance, contact the South Kesteven District Council.
- Bastardy cases were heard in the Bourne petty session hearings on Mondays.
- We have copies of a handful of Langtoft Apprentice papers from the 1800s.
- In 1707, Rachel HYDE left £50 for the poor. The money was used to purchase a small plot of land which was later sold for £450. The money was then used to purchase two houses in Long Sutton which were rented and the rental income distributed to the parish poor.
- In 1820, the Rev. John MOSSOP left a little over 3 acres of land to generate revenue for poor widows of this parish and Baston parish.
- As a result of the 1834 Poorlaw Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Bourne Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
386 |
| 1831 |
606 |
| 1841 |
778 |
| 1871 |
698 |
| 1881 |
584 |
| 1891 |
533 |
| 1911 |
496 |
Ros DUNNING provides a transcript of the will of MOSSUP, John of Langtoft.
Ros DUNNING also provides a transcript of the will of PEASGOOD, Elizabeth of Langtoft.
Ros DUNNING also provides a transcript of the will of ROWBOTTOM, Elizabeth of Langtoft.
- A Public Elementary School was built here in 1859 by Lord Aveland and enlarged in 1875.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 20-December-2015
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