Langton by Wragby, Lincolnshire Genealogy

England   Lincolnshire



Parish History
Langton by Wragby St Giles is an Ancient Parish and included Langton Woodhouse, Low Langton, and Strubby.

The church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building and was rebuilt in 1766 and 1866 and originated in the 14th century.

There are a number of langton parishes in the diocese of Lincoln; do not confuse with Langton, Lincolnshire Langton by Spilsby, Lincolnshire

This parish is the birthplace of Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury, a central figure in the dispute between King John of England and Pope Innocent III, which ultimately led to the issuing of Magna Carta in 1215

Civil Registration
This parish was in the Wragby sub-district of Horncastle registration district.

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
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Census records
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Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Lincolnshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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