Lenton | |
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![]() St Peter's Church, Lenton | |
Location within
Lincolnshire | |
OS grid reference | TF025305 |
• London | 95 mi (153 km) S |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GRANTHAM |
Postcode district | NG33 |
Dialling code | 01476 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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]
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]
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]
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]
Lenton | |
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![]() St Peter's Church, Lenton | |
Location within
Lincolnshire | |
OS grid reference | TF025305 |
• London | 95 mi (153 km) S |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GRANTHAM |
Postcode district | NG33 |
Dialling code | 01476 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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]
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]
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]
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]