Deanery of Lafford explained
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]
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
- 1978-1987: Thomas George Williamson[5]
- 1987-1996: John Stephen Thorold[6]
- 1996-2002: Canon Samuel Hall Speers[7]
- 2002-2003: Graham Parry Williams[8]
- 2003-2007: Peter John Mander[9]
- 2008-2012: John Andrew Patrick[10]
- 2012-present: Christine Pennock[11]
Parish churches
The following ecclesiastical parish churches were part of Lafford Deanery .
Note: The parish churches marked † were not part of the deanery as it was constituted in the nineteenth century.[12]
- Anwick, St Edith
- Asgarby, St Andrew
- Aslackby, St James
- Aswarby, St Denys
- Aunsby, St Thomas Of Canterbury
- Billingborough, St Andrew †
- Billinghay, St Michael And All Angels
- Bloxholm, St Mary
- Burton Pedwardine, St Andrew/Blessed Virgin Mary/St Nicholas
- Cranwell, St Andrew
- Dembleby, St Lucia
- Digby, St Thomas Of Canterbury
- Dorrington, St James
- Dowsby, St Andrew †
- Evedon, St Mary
- Ewerby, St Andrew
- Folkingham, St Andrew
- Great & Little Hale, St John The Baptist
- Heckington, St Andrew
- Helpringham, St Andrew
- Horbling, St Andrew †
- Kirkby Green, Holy Cross †
- Kirkby Laythorpe, St Denys
- Leasingham, St Andrew
- Martin, Holy Trinity†
- New Sleaford, St Denys
- Newton, St Botolph
- North Kyme, St Luke †
- Osbournby, St Peter & St Paul
- Pickworth, St Andrew
- Quarrington and Old Sleaford, St Botolph
- Rowston, St Clement
- Ruskington, All Saints
- Scopwick, Holy Cross
- Scot Willoughby, St Andrew
- Scredington, St Andrew
- Pointon, Christchurch
- Silk Willoughby, St Denys
- South Kyme, St Mary & All Saints
- Swarby, St Mary And All Saints
- Swaton, St Michael
- Threekingham, St Peter
- Timberland, St Andrew †
- Walcot, St Nicholas
- Walcott, St Oswald †
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Lafford Deanery . The Diocese of Lincoln . Lincoln, United Kingdom . 20 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110914160509/http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/deanery.php?id=22 . 14 September 2011 . dmy .
- Web site: Lafford Deanery . The Church of England in the Sleaford Area of the Diocese of Lincoln . Lafford Deanery . 2012 . 20 April 2012.
- Web site: Records of the Rural Deanery of Lafford (to include North Lafford and South Lafford). . Lincolnshire Archives . Lincolnshire Country Council . Lincoln, United Kingdom . 12 March 1994 . 20 April 2012.
- Web site: About us . The Gilbertine Benefice . Billingborough, Lincolnshire . 20 April 2012.
- "Williamson, Canon Thomas George" Crockford's Clerical Directory July 2014 (Church House Publishing)
- "Thorold, Canon John Stephen" Crockford's Clerical Directory July 2014 (Church House Publishing)
- "Speers, Canon Samuel Hall" Crockford's Clerical Directory July 2014 (Church House Publishing)
- "Williams, Graham Parry" Crockford's Clerical Directory July 2014 (Church House Publishing)
- "Mander, Peter John" Crockford's Clerical Directory July 2014 (Church House Publishing)
- "Patrick, Canon John Andrew" Crockford's Clerical Directory July 2014 (Church House Publishing)
- "Pennock, Mrs Christine" Crockford's Clerical Directory July 2014 (Church House Publishing)
- Web site: Louis . Mills . Lafford Deanery . GENUKI UK and Ireland Genealogy pages . The GENUKI Charitable Trust . London, United Kingdom . 3 May 2009 . 20 April 2012 . In the 19th century, the Lafford Deanery in southern Lincolnshire consisted of the following parishes:.
