Lawress Wapentake

According to Whites 1856 Lincolnshire, Lawress Wapentake was one of the south-western divisions of the parts of Lindsey, in the "Deanery" and "Archdeaconry" of Stow, and consisting of the East Division and the West Division.

Approximately 6 miles by 14 miles in size, and bounded on the south by Lincoln, Langoe and Boothby Graffoe Wapentakes (although the correct spelling in 1856 was "Graffo"), on the west by Well Wapentake and parts of Nottinghamshire, on the north by Walshcroft and Aslacoe, and on the east by Wraggoe Wapentake.

Crossed by the Lincolnshire Wolds, and Ermine Street, and having the Fossdyke and River Witham on its south and east borders, it consisted of 25 Parishes (W in brackets indicates West Division):

*Aisthorpe (W)
*Barlings with Langworth
*Brattleby (W)
*Broxholme (W)
*Burton (W)
*Buslingthorpe
*North Carlton (W)
*South Carlton (W)
*Dunholme
*Faldingworth
*Fiskerton
*Friesthorpe
*Greetwell
*Nettleham
*Reepham
*Riseholme
*Saxilby with Ingleby (W)
*Scampton (W)
*Scothern
*Snarford
*Sudbrook
*Thorpe (West) (W)
*Torksey with Hardwick
*Brampton (W)
*Welton
*Cherry Willingham

Whites also notes that Chief Constables are Mr Willaim Slieghtholme of Scampton (for the West Division) and Mr Samuel Pilley of Sudbrooke (for the East Division)