Langtoft is a village and civil parish[1] in Lincolnshire on the A15 road, about ten miles north of Peterborough and about eight miles east of Stamford, Lincolnshire on the edge of The Fens.
Langtoft is also an ecclesiastical parish with the same boundaries.[2], part of the West Elloe Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln. The parish church of St Michael & all Angels is in the Early English style.[3] The parish is part of the Ness group, sharing the same incumbent The Revd Canon Janet Beadle.
Langtoft falls within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board.[4]
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Langtoft has grown in the last 10 years as new housing estates have been built such as Aquila way. It has a general store with a post office, a hairdressers, car salesroom and many more businesses. The Waggon and Horses public house is on the side of the main road (the A15); the original was built sometime in the 19th century and burned down in 1888 but was rebuilt.
The small village hall hosts many Langtoft Players' shows and other events. Since 2002 and the Queen's Golden Jubilee it has had a flag pole and a brand new state of the art clock.
Langtoft is currently run through a Parish Council. It has two District Councillors and a County Councillor.
Langtoft Primary School educates about 210 children.[5] The school was founded in 1859. In 1986 the school moved to its present site. Its own wind turbine was installed in 2007. It currently is run by Mr.J McCullough and before him former headmaster Mr Richard Platt.
The Church of St Michael and All Angels has a 700-year history, but is unusual in that it has no stained glass windows. It has undergone considerable restoration work involving new roofs, plumbing and a bell. The work started in 1994 and finished in 2004.[3]
In the church grounds is Langtoft's war memorial to those who fought in World War I and World War II. It has this inscription:[6]
“To the memory of those who fell in the Great War 1914-1918 and World War 1939-1945. Greater love hath no man than this. That he lay down his life for his friends. – John XV.”
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