 In 1823 Laxton was in the civil parish of Howden, and in the Wapentake and Liberty of Howdenshire.Population at the time was 268.Occupations included seven farmers, two carpenters, a corn miller, a tailor, a shopkeeper, a shoemaker, a schoolmaster and public house landlords of the White Horse; the Mason's Arms, who was also a bricklayer; and the Cross Keys, who was also a blacksmith.