Note: Laxton lies six miles southeast of the ducal house of Thoresby Hall; for many years the village was part of the Thoresby estate. There is an impressive 12th-century church here that was poorly restored in 1860. There are also remains of a formidable Norman castle; it was of typical motte-and-bailey construction with a large mound, 816 feet in circumference at the base, surmounted by a smaller one, 145 feet in circumference. This fortification was the best of its type in the county and dates from, at the latest, the reign of Henry I (1100-1135) and the site may have been fortified during the time of Geoffrey Alselin (late 11th century).
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