Aslackby and Laughton is a civil parish[1] in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 243.[1] It consists of the village of Aslackby, the hamlet of Laughton, and some scattered farms.[2]
The village itself stands on a fairly complex pattern of strips of Jurassic clays and limestone but it is surrounded by chalky glacial till.[citation needed]
The Ecclesiastical parish is Aslackby, part of The Billingborough Group of the Lafford Deanery[3][4]
Aslackby Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St James.[5] The Chancel is Early English, largely rebuilt 1856, and there is a Perpendicular tower and nave.[4][6]
There is a dining club, The Templars, for long-term residents, and a Local History society.[1]
History
The Aveland, a moat said to the be the meeting place for the WapentakeofAveland is in the Parish.[7] There is documentary evidence for a settlement called Avethorpe, from the Domesday survey onwards, but no actual location is known.[8]
In 1164 the Knights Templar established preceptory. Their local estates were managed from here so that the village included some fairly high-status buildings. However, with its transfer to the Hospitalers, they were no longer needed so after 700 years of disuse, little now remains.[citation needed]
The parish came closer to the centre of events again in the 1940s, when Folkingham Airfield was developed close to Temple Wood. It was from there that parts of Operation Market were flown.[citation needed]
Most work in the area remains agricultural, with further employment at an equestrian centre, a public house, and a metal tube manufacturing company. Commuting to Grantham, SleafordorBourne for work is common.[citation needed]
