Langton by Spilsby
| Langton by Spilsby | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Langton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF392704 |
| Location: | 53°12’47"N, -0°4’59"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 65 (2001) |
| Post town: | Spilsby |
| Postcode: | PE23 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Louth and Horncastle |
Langton by Spilsby, sometimes called Langton by Partney, is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire, about four miles north of the town of Spilsby. The wider civil parish includes the hamlet of Sutterby.[1]
History
In 1885 Kelly's Directory described Langton by Spilsby as "a village and parish situated in a picturesque valley", and having an 1881 population of 219. Three burial barrows and human bones were discovered close to the village at Spellow Hills. The then existing Langton Hall is described as a "noble structure" of brick and stone in Elizabethan style. It lay at the north of the village overlooking "picturesque country", sheltered to the north by "beautiful woods". Parish soil is noted to be sandy, with loam and chalk on the high ground. Crops grown in the 1,287 acre parish were chiefly wheat, barley, oats, turnips, and seeds. A National School had been erected in 1849 – it held 60 children, and had an average attendance of 30. Commercial occupations noted were five farmers, a blacksmith, shoe maker, wheelwright, a publican at the Langton Arms public house, and a shopkeeper & carrier.[2]
Langton Hall was destroyed by fire in 1405 and rebuilt in the 1550s. The Elizabethan manor lasted until about 1817 when it too was destroyed by fire. Bennet Rothes Langton erected the last Langton Hall to the designs of James Fowler, with grounds by Veitch and Son.[3] in 1866-67, built of brick with stone dressings in the Elizabethan style. It was demolished about 1960.[4][5]
Bennet Langton (c. 1736 - 1801) of Langton Hall was a writer, scholar, and friend of Samuel Johnson.
Church and rectory
The parish church, St Peter and St Paul, was built in 1725 of red brick after the previous church of St Peter burnt down.[4] It is a Grade I listed building,[6]
The parish church is credited with being the building described by John Betjeman in A Lincolnshire Tale:
Shall I ever forget what a stillness was there
When the bell ceased its tolling and thinned on the air?
Then an opening door showed a long pair of hands
And the Rector himself in his gown and his bands.
The Old Rectory, a Grade II listed mid-18th-century red-brick house, with 19th-century additions, stands 87 yards north of the church.[7]
About the village
To the east of the church is The Round House, a Grade II listed cottage ornée built of whitewashed mud and stud, and thatched, dating from the early 19th century,[8]
At the north-east of the village is The Old Inn, also Grade II listed, which dates from the early 19th century, and is of whitewashed red brick. Formerly a public house it is now a private cottage.[9]
Community
Much of the land is owned by the Langton Estate, the family having owned the place which bears their name since the time of King Henry II.[1][2][10]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Langton by Spilsby". Langton-by-spilsby.org.uk. http://www.langton-by-spilsby.org.uk/. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 511
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, 1964; 1989 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09620-0page 293
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Langton by Partney (Langton by Spilsby)". Genuki.org.uk. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/LangtonPartney/. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ Langton by Spilsby on Vision of Britain
- ↑ National Heritage List 1063677: St Peter and St Paul, Langton by Spilsby (Grade I listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1147540: The Old Rectory, Langton by Spilsby (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1359695: The Round House (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1147552: The Old Inn (Grade II listing)
- ↑ "Langton Manors and Houses". lostlangtons.co.uk. http://www.lostlangtons.co.uk/ManorandEstateLBS.shtml. Retrieved 25 October 2012.