hall Spa, each
about four miles distant. There is an award and map of Haltham and
Roughton in the parish, and a copy at the County Council office, Lincoln.
Three roads meet in the middle of the village, one from Horncastle, one
to Woodhall Spa and Kirkstead, one to Kirkby-on-Bain, Coningsby and
Tattershall.

Sir Henry Hawley, Bart., of Tumby Lawn, in the adjoining parish of
Kirkby, is Lord of the Manor, but Lady Hartwell (daughter of the late Sir
Henry Dymoke, the King's Champion), and the executors of the Clinton
family (now Clinton Baker) and the Rector own most of the soil; there
being a few small proprietors. Roughton Hall, the property of Lady
Hartwell, is occupied by F. G. Hayward, Esq.

The register dates from 1564. Peculiar entries are those of 43 burials
for the years 1631-2, including those of the Rector and his two
daughters, who died within a few days of each other; this was from the
visitation called "The Plague," or the "Black Death." For some years
before 1657 only civil marriages were valid in law, and Judge Filkin is
named in the register as marrying the Rector of Roughton, John Barcroft,
to Ann Coulen. In 1707 Mary Would is named as overseer of the parish, it
being very unusual at that period for women to hold office. Another
entry, in the overseer's book, needs an explanation. "Simon Grant, for 1
day's work of bages, 2s. 6d.;" and again, "Simon flint, for 1 day's work
of bages, 2s. 6d." "Bage" was the turf, cut for burning; in this case
being cut from the "church moor," for the church fire. It was severe
labour, often producing rupture of the labourer's body, hence the high
pay.

There is a charity named the "Chamerlayne Dole," of 10s., given yearly to
the poor, left by Martha Chamerlayn in 1702. It is a charge upon a
cottage and garden owned by Mr. T. Jackson, of Horncastle.

The National School was established about 1860, in a building erected in
1834 as a Wesleyan Chapel. It was enlarged in 1872 and 1879. It is
supported by a voluntary rate.

The Church, St. Margaret's, is of no architectural beauty, being built of
brick and sandstone. It consists of nave and chancel, with castellated
tower, having one bell, also castellated parapets at the north and south
corners of the east chancel wall. The font is Norman, circular, with
circular pediment, having an old oak octagonal cover, cupola shaped,
plain except slight carving round the rim. The fabric was newly roofed
in 1870, when it