Roughton ( ) is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

East Lindsey East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the district council was 136,401 at the 2011 census. The council is based in Manby. Other major settlements in the district include Alford, Wragby, Spilsby ...

district of

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...

, England. The parish population was 644 in 2011. The village lies approximately south from

Horncastle Horncastle is a town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district in Lincolnshire, east of Lincoln. Its population was 6,815 at the 2011 census and estimated at 7,123 in 2019. A section of the ancient Roman walls remains. History Romans Alt ...

and near the hamlets of Thornton and Kirkby-on-Bain. Since 1936 the hamlets of

Dalderby Yasin Adem Hasso, Dalderby is a village in the East Lindsey Non-metropolitan district, district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately south from Horncastle, on the A153 road and in the civil parish of Roughton, Lincolnshire, ...

and

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have been part of Roughton civil parish. In the 1086 ''

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,'' Roughton is noted with 11 households, with

Lord of the Manor Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seig ...

as King William I. The

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dates from the 13th century, and is dedicated to Saint Margaret. Built of a "patchwork" of greenstone,

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

and red brick, its construction includes elements from 12th-century

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to 17th-century brick. It is a Grade II*

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. The base of a

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stone cross is in the churchyard; it is both Grade II listed and designated as an ancient

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. Roughton Hall is a Grade II* listed building dating from the mid-18th century. Until his death in 2018, it was home to Louth and Horncastle MP, and

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, Sir Peter Tapsell. A primary school in Roughton served the village and the nearby hamlets of Haltham,

and Martin. It closed in December 1946 following a decline of population. Roughton Moor Wood on the outskirts of nearby

Woodhall Spa Woodhall Spa is a former spa Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England, on the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, south-west of Horncastle, west of Skegness, east-south-east of Lincoln and north-west of Boston. It is noted for ...

is a

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consisting of semi-natural woodland; it is managed by the

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, (part of the Wildlife Trusts partnership), covers the whole ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. It was founded in 1948 as a voluntary charitable organisation dedicated to conserving the wildlife and wild ...

Governance

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in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to Baumber with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 2,270.

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* {{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District