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]

The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.

Sleaford market town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England

Sleaford is a market town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England. Since 1973, the parish boundaries have included Quarrington to the south-west, Holdingham to the north and Old Sleaford to the east – contiguous settlements and former civil parishes which, with New Sleaford, had formed an Urban District. The town is on the edge of the fertile Fenlands, about 11 miles (18 km) north-east of Grantham, 16 miles (26 km) west of Boston, and 17 miles (27 km) south of Lincoln. With a population of 17,671 at the 2011 Census, the town is the largest settlement in the North Kesteven district. Bypassed by the A17 and the A15, it is connected to Lincoln, Newark, Peterborough and King's Lynn. Sleaford railway station is on the Nottingham to Skegness and Peterborough to Lincoln Lines.

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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]
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St Denys Church, Sleaford Church in England

St Denys' Church, is a medieval Anglican parish church in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England. While a church and a priest have probably been present in the settlement since approximately 1086, the oldest parts of the present building are the tower and spire, which date to the late 12th and early 13th centuries; the stone broach spire is one of the earliest examples of its kind in England. The Decorated Gothic nave, aisles and north transept were built in the 14th century. The church was altered in the 19th century: the north aisle was rebuilt by the local builders Kirk and Parry in 1853 and the tower and spire were largely rebuilt in 1884 after being struck by lightning. St Denys' remains in use for worship by the Church of England.

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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.
  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. 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:

Coordinates: 53°02′40″N0°23′15″W / 53.0444°N 0.3875°W / 53.0444; -0.3875