Laxton History Group was established in Laxton, Nottinghamshire in December 2008.

Laxton, Notts, is unique in the country in having a surviving medieval open field farming system working a three field rotation managed by the last legally constituted manorial court in the country. The Court Leet appoints a Jury or 'Homage' each year to inspect the fields, roads and waterways of the field system and the findings of are reported to the Court where fines may be levied.

Several of the Laxton farmers who make up the Jury for each field and attend the Court are members of the group. The farmers are tenants of the Crown Estate and have strips in the open fields as part of their land holding. Their tenancy agreements specify that they keep to the rules of the medieval farming system.  Members are currently researching the names used for parts of the Laxton Estate from the earliest maps to the present day.

Mark Pierce's 1635 map of Laxton is widely regarded as a very special survival. It is owned by the Bodleian Library in Oxford and has recently been identified as one of its 'Treasures' in an exhibition as the clip below shows:

Members and villagers are happy to help where they can with requests from people researching family history.

Thanks to Nottinghamshire Community Foundation's award of £4990 from its 'Grassroots' fund in 2009 the group has purchased equipment to make and exhibit displays about Laxton. These were put to good use at Laxton Heritage Day in 2011 and at Newark Castle at the Time Travel events in 2010 and 2011. Displays can be provided at local events by arrangement.