Lenton, Lincolnshire

Lenton is a hamlet in the district of South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 7mi south-east from Grantham, and is part of the Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby civil parish.VillageThe village is sometimes known as Lavington, and the name may have come from the Old English Lâfa, and the characteristic suffix -ton. The village is listed in the Domesday Book as "Lavintone".Lenton parish church is dedicated to St Peter.The ecclesiastical parish is part of the North Beltisloe Group of parishes in the Deanery of Beltisloe in the Diocese of Lincoln. From 2006 to 2011 the incumbent was The Revd Richard Ireson, who was succeeded by The Revd Mike Doyle in 2012.The village erected a new Lychgate to mark the Millennium. A previous exhibition to raise funds for the church, The Host of Angels Experience, returned in 2012.Lavington Lake is a local fishing facility.Other hamlets in the area are Hanby, Keisby Osgodby and Pickworth. Larger villages close by include Ropsley, Folkingham and Ingoldsby.