Langriville is a
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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in
Lincolnshire
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, England, about north west of the town of
Boston
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on the B1192, and on the banks of the
River Witham.
History
Langriville was created a township in 1812 near a ferry over the River Witham called Langrick Ferry (now
Langrick Bridge) from which the parish has taken its name. The parish consists of the portion of Wildmore Fen allotted to the Earl of Stamford & Warrington in lieu of his manorial rights over Armtree and Wildmore fens.
It was said by
Pishey Thompson in his ''History and Antiquities of Boston'', that the name probably came from "Long Creek" as it was the largest and longest creek in the fen, where about a mile north of the present village of
Langrick there was a sluice erected in 1543.
The area was formerly belonging to
Kirkstead Abbey as is evidenced by references made by the
Boston
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Corporation records claiming rights on Armtree Fen in the early 17th Century.
According to
William Marrat's ''History of Lincolnshire'', there was a hermitage belonging to
Kirkstead Abbey here.
Church
Saint Margaret of Scotland
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Church was built in
Langrick village in 1828,
but was not
dedicated until 20 April 1922.
The registers of births and deaths date from 1831, and those of marriages from 1837.
The church was restored and redecorated in 1935, and further work was carried out in 1968.
Population
References
{{East Lindsey (district)
Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
East Lindsey District