Langrick is a small village in the
East Lindsey
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district of
Lincolnshire, England. It is in the
civil parish of
Langriville, and on the
B1192 road
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, north-west from
Boston. The village lies in the Lincolnshire
Fens, and less than east from the
River Witham.
History
The name Langrick appears to come from "Long Creek" and is at the very southern edge of Wildmore Fen, in an area which was once the manor of Armtree, in the parish of
Coningsby.
It was once the site of a hermitage belonging to
Kirkstead Abbey.
When Langrick and Langriville were
enclosed in 1812 there was not a single house existing.
Langrick's importance was that it was the site of a ferry crossing over the River Witham,
reputedly built by
Robert Dymoke
Robert Dymoke, Dymock or Dymocke, of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire (born 1531; died at Lincoln, England, 11 September 1580) was Queen's Champion of England and a devout Catholic recusant who was named a martyr after his death.
Life
In 1579 Dymoke rec ...
.
The river was straightened in 1833.
A steel bridge, still in use, was built in the southern neighbouring settlement of
Langrick Ferry in 1909, replacing a previous ferry over the Witham.
Church
Saint Margaret of Scotland
Saint Margaret of Scotland ( gd, Naomh Maighréad; sco, Saunt Marget, ), also known as Margaret of Wessex, was an English princess and a Scottish queen. Margaret was sometimes called "The Pearl of Scotland". Born in the Kingdom of Hungary to th ...
Church was built in 1828,
probably by
Jeptha Pacey, but was not
dedicated until 20 April 1922.
It is a Grade II
listed building and was restored and altered in 1885.
The registers of births and deaths date from 1831, and those of marriages from 1837.
The church was restored again and redecorated in 1935, and further work was carried out in 1968.
Today, the church forms part of the Brothertoft Group, in the
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.
History
The diocese traces its roots in an unbroken line to the Pre-Reformation Diocese of Leices ...
, also known as 'Five in the Fen', which also includes:
*St Gilbert of Sempringham,
Brothertoft
*All Saints,
Holland Fen
*Christ Church,
Kirton Holme
Kirton Holme is a village in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated within Kirton civil parish, and approximately west from the town of Boston.
Kirton Holme church, Christ Church, is part of the Brothertoft Group also known as 'Five in the Fe ...
*St Peter,
Wildmore
Railway station
Langrick railway station
Langrick railway station was a station in Langrick, Lincolnshire, England, on the line between Boston and Lincoln.
History
Langrick station opened on 17 October 1848. It closed, along with the Lincolnshire Loop Line on 17 June 1963.
The stati ...
was on the now dismantled
Great Northern Railway railway line between
Lincoln and
Boston.
A cafe stands on the site of the station master's house and booking office.
The Water Rail Way follows the route of the old dismantled
railway line from Lincoln to Boston and can be joined at Langrick.
Near the site of the old railway line is the Ferry Boat Inn
public house.
References
External links
*
A brief history of Langrick
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Villages in Lincolnshire
East Lindsey District