About Laxton
Nottinghamshire

The three open fields are composed of strips worked by the farmers of the village, tenants of the Crown Estate, under the jurisdiction of the Court Leet and Jury. This  is the last legally constituted manorial court in the country which retains the powers to determine legal proceedings and levy fines. It ensures that the three year crop rotation continues and that the farmers maintain the boundaries of their strips as they always have.

Stuart Rose, who has the barns and land at Lilac Farm with the tenancy of Bottom Farm, holds the office of Clerk to the Gaits and Commons within the Court Leet and sits on the Jury. He is available to give guided walks of the village or illustrated talks to groups.

There are approximately 100 dwellings in the village, which has a church, a popular pub and a traditional village shop. The Laxton Visitor Centre stands in the grounds of The Dovecote Inn and the Holocaust Museum is approximately a mile and a half to the west of the village.

The church of St Michael the Archangel is a historic building in its own right and has a host of historic features of interest to visitors and scholars alike.

 

Laxton Church, The Dovecote Inn and Laxton Visitor Centre

Lilac Farm, High Street, Laxton, Notts, NG22 0NX   Tel: 01777 870376    email: welcome@lilacfarmlaxton.co.uk