Deanery of Lafford

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The Deanery of Lafford is an historic deanery in the Anglican Diocese of Lincoln [1] in England. Located around the market town of Sleaford, it covers an area of c.200 square miles and serves a population of c.36,000. [2]

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In 1910 the Deanery was divided into the Deaneries of Lafford i or North Lafford, and the Deanery of Lafford ii or South Lafford. The two Deaneries re-merged in 1964 to form Lafford Deanery. [3]

Parishes of the Gilbertine Benefice were added in 2010. [4]

Rural Deans of Lafford

Parish churches

The following ecclesiastical parish churches were part of Lafford Deanery as of April 2012.

Note: The parish churches marked † were not part of the deanery as it was constituted in the nineteenth century. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Lafford Deanery". Lincoln, United Kingdom: The Diocese of Lincoln. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Lafford Deanery". The Church of England in the Sleaford Area of the Diocese of Lincoln. Lafford Deanery. 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Records of the Rural Deanery of Lafford (to include North Lafford and South Lafford)". Lincolnshire Archives. Lincoln, United Kingdom: Lincolnshire Country Council. 12 March 1994. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "About us". The Gilbertine Benefice. Billingborough, Lincolnshire. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Williamson, Canon Thomas George" Crockford's Clerical Directory July 2014 (Church House Publishing)
  6. ↑ "Thorold, Canon John Stephen" Crockford's Clerical Directory July 2014 (Church House Publishing)
  7. ↑ "Speers, Canon Samuel Hall" Crockford's Clerical Directory July 2014 (Church House Publishing)
  8. ↑ "Williams, Graham Parry" Crockford's Clerical Directory July 2014 (Church House Publishing)
  9. ↑ "Mander, Peter John" Crockford's Clerical Directory July 2014 (Church House Publishing)
  10. ↑ "Patrick, Canon John Andrew" Crockford's Clerical Directory July 2014 (Church House Publishing)
  11. ↑ "Pennock, Mrs Christine" Crockford's Clerical Directory July 2014 (Church House Publishing)
  12. ↑ Mills, Louis (3 May 2009). "Lafford Deanery". GENUKI UK and Ireland Genealogy pages. London, United Kingdom: The GENUKI Charitable Trust. Retrieved 20 April 2012. In the 19th century, the Lafford Deanery in southern Lincolnshire consisted of the following parishes:

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