Laughton, West Lindsey

Laughton
Church of All Saints, Laughton
Laughton is located in Lincolnshire
Laughton
Laughton
Location within Lincolnshire
Population410 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK849972
• London150 mi (240 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGainsborough
Postcode districtDN21
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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53°27′56″N 0°43′21″W / 53.465485°N 0.722464°W / 53.465485; -0.722464

Laughton is a village and a civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 410.[1] It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) north from the town of Gainsborough[2]

Nearby is Laughton Forest, mostly privately owned but leased to the Forestry Commission, which was created in the 20th century on a sandy heath.[3]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Laughton by Gainsborough". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  3. ^ "The History of Laughton Forest 1926 - 2013", Laughtonforest.blogspot.co.uk/