after old Michaelmas, and 10. and 22. of Novem

ber.

The parish was inclosed A: D.

In the market place is a sessions house, base of a cross, and two wells.

LAUGHTON.

Is a hamlet to Folkingham, and is situated about half a mile nearly south of it. The church is down, and the living has long been consolidated with Folkingham. Here are only two farm houses. The principal proprietors of land are Miss Dales of Hull, Mrs Douglas of Peterborough and Sir G. Heathcote Bart. Laughton contains about 3800 acres, Mrs Douglas is lady of the manor of West Laughton, and Mrs. Dale of East Laughton. Here is a periodical spring which is said to communicate with the river Trent. It is a distinct Parish.

The chapel stood in the hollow, west of the turnpike road, near the farm house which belongs to Mrs. Douglas.

"Adam de Lotton held in the time of Henry I. half a knight's fee in Lotton and Aslakeby,

of Hugh de Ringsdon, and Hugh of Baldwin Wake, and Baldwin of the King in capite.” Testa de Nevill.).

BURTON PEDWARDINE,

BURTON PEDWARDINE is a small village in the wapentake of Aswardhurn, in the parts of Kesteven, about 7 miles N. b. E. from Folkingham, and 5 from Sleaford,

Domesday Account.

Land of Ivo Talbois.-In Burtune (Burton)

and Torp (Thorp)

gangs of land to be taxed.

had fourteen ox

Land to fourteen

oxen. Azor, a vassal of Ivo's, has there three villanes and two bordars with two ploughs, and three hundred acres of coppice wood, and thir teen acres of meadow. Value in king Edward's

he died 14. of August 1429. After him was. Roger Pedwardine, and then Christopher Pedwardine of Brompton, Salop, son and heir, rereased all his right to this manor. (Claus 7. Ed. IV. m. 8. Lincoln)

By main conveyance, the manor came to Sir Thomas Horsman, Knt. and by his daughter to Sir Charles Orby Bart. whose son was cup-bearer to Henrietta Maria, and dying without issue it came to his brother Sir Thomas Orby, Bart. whose only daughter married Robert Hunter, governor of Jamaica, in whose right he had this manor and that of Croyland, both of which decended' to his son, Thomas Orby Hunter Esq. and his family. He sold it about the year 1808 to Benjamin Handley Esq. of Sleaford, who is the present lord of this manor.

Here are no ancient buildings; the manor house which was the oldest, is down, and a new one is at this time (1814) rebuilding

In a pasture near the town, is a hill, which has the appearance of being a tumulus.

The Church.

The old church was built in the form of

she died 15. May, 1430, and was buried in the north side of the chapel of the virgin Mary, in Burton Pedwardin, where the tomb still remains. Walter Pedwardin their son, married, for his second wife, Maud, daughter of Sir John Lyngain, by whom he had Roger Pedwardin the second. This Roger married Alice daughter of Heory Lonchamp; he built entirely new the, church of Burton Pedwardine, and St. Mary's Chapel there, which is on the north side, but the south aile with the chapel of St. Nicholas', was rebuilt at the same time by the parishoners. Their son Sir Roger Pedwardin, married Agnes, daughter of Philip D'arcey, sister and Coheir of Norman D'arcey of Nocton; he died the 10. of Feb. 1368, and was buried at Burton. He obtained a Bull, for 530 days pardon to all benefactors towards the church and chapels there. The next was Brian Pedwardine, and after him Sir Walter Pedwardine, who married Isabel, daughter and coheiress of Sir Robert Hilton, Walter died Jupe 11. 1405. Sir Robert Pedwardine, their son, married Elizabeth daughter of Sir Edmund Pier point Kt. he died 26. April, 1432. Their son Walter Pedwardine Esq. married Katherine daughter of Ingilby of Ripley, near Knaresburgh;

:

he died 14. of August 1429.

After him was.

Roger Pedwardine, and then Christopher Pedwardine of Brompton, Salop, son and heir, released all his right to this manor.

IV. m. 8. Lincoln)

(Claus 7. Ed.

By main conveyance, the manor came to Sir Thouvas Horsman, Knt. and by his daughter to Sir Charles Orby Bart. whose son was cup-bearer to Henrietta Maria, and dying without issue it came to his brother Sir Thomas Orby, Bart. whose only daughter married Robert Hunter, governor of Jamaica, in whose right he had this manor and that of Croyland, both of which decended to his son, Thomas Orby Hunter Esq. and his family. He sold it about the year 1808 to Benjamin Handley Esq. of Sleaford, who is the present lord of this manor.

Here are no ancient buildings; the manor house which was the oldest, is down, and a new one is at this time (1814) rebuilding

In a pasture near the town, is a hill, which has the appearance of being a tumulus.

The Church,

The old church was built in the form of a