Langrick is a small village 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, Spi ...

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, England. It is in the

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of Langriville, and on the

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, north-west from

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. The village lies in the Lincolnshire

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, and less than east from the

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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

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Church was built in 1828, probably by

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, but was not dedicated until 20 April 1922. It is a Grade II

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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

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, also known as 'Five in the Fen', which also includes: *St Gilbert of Sempringham,

Brothertoft Brothertoft is a village in Lincolnshire, England, about northwest from the market town of Boston. It is part of the civil parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft . History Evidence has been found that the area now known as Brothertoft was k ...

*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 was on the now dismantled Great Northern Railway railway line between Lincoln and

. 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

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from Lincoln to Boston and can be joined at Langrick. Near the site of the old railway line is the Ferry Boat Inn

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References

External links

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A brief history of Langrick
{{Authority control Villages in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District