Lawress Wapentake

Lawress Wapentake, shown within Lindsey, Lincolnshire

Lawress is a wapentake in the Parts of Lindsey, the northern division of Lincolnshire, adjacent to the border with Nottinghamshire. Including those parts of Lincoln north of the Witham, it had a population of 69,415 in 2011. It is bounded by Well to the west; by Aslacoe to the north; by Walshcroft to the north-east; by Wraggoe to the east; by Langoe in Kesteven to the south-east; and by Boothby Graffoe in Kesteven to the south-west.

It comprises the following ancient parishes:

• Aisthorpe
• Barlings
• Bishop's Palace (ex. par.)
• Brattleby
• Broxholme
• Burton
• Buslingthorpe
• Cherry Willingham
• Coldbath House (ex. par.)
• Dunholme
• Faldingworth
• Fiskerton
• Friesthorpe
• Grange de Lings (ex. par.)
• Greetwell
• Lincoln St John in Newport, St Martin, St Margaret in the Close, St Mary le Wigford, St Mary Magdalene in the Bail, St Michael, St Nicholas, St Paul, St Peter at Arches, St Peter in Eastgate, St Swithin (part)^*
• Lincoln Castle (ex. par.)
• Monk's Liberty (ex. par.)
• Nettleham
• North Carlton
• Saxilby
• Snarford
• Reepham
• Riseholme
• Scampton
• South Carlton
• Sudbrooke
• The Lawn (ex. par.)
• Thorpe le Fallows
• Torksey (except Brampton)^†
• Welton

^*: North of the Witham. Remainder of Lincoln in Boothby Graffoe wapentake, Kesteven.
^†: In Well wapentake.