[2] A Mesolithic flint working site to the north-east of the village, found in 1958, included examples of Neolithic leaf-shaped arrowheads,[3] while a 'findspot of possible Anglo-Saxon pottery' was discovered in Cooper Lane in 1969.

[8][9] On 26 December 1234, Henry III granted John, son of Geoffrey de Nevill, the right to hold a fair, on 20 July, the feast day of St Margaret of Antioch, at Laceby Manor.

In return, he received 'the right to the demesnes, homages, services, villeinages, the advowson of the church, the woods, the meadows, the pastures, the mills, the gardens as well as all other things' belonging to Laceby manor.

[14] After the death of her brother, Cecilia was the sole heir to her father, and inherited his manor, which became known as Ashby de la Launde.

[15] In a talk given to a meeting of the Lincoln Diocesan Architectural Society, held at Grimsby in 1859, Edward Trollope, discussed the disagreements between Grimsby and Laceby over the payment of port and road tolls and described Walter as that 'local tyrant', adding “I scarcely dare to mention his name even now,” which drew laughter from the audience.

In the Laceby area it was the farmers themselves who were targeted: 'if you do not raise [workers] wages, you must suffer by consequence' read one written warning from the time.

[18] In 1885 Kelly's Directory describes Laceby as a "well-built village" in the Parliamentary borough of Great Grimsby, with an 1881 population of 1,017.

Further observations not included in 1885 were a Temperance Hall, built in 1872 for 250 people, and a cemetery of 1+1⁄2 acres (0.01 km2), formed in 1875, in the control of the Parish Council.

1933 commercial occupations included four farmers, four market gardeners, a smallholder, two builders, three shopkeepers, a butcher, baker, saddler, blacksmith, beer retailer, boot maker, carrier, a carpenter & joiners, and the publican at the Waterloo Inn.

[2] During restoration works in the late 1800s grave covers dating to the 10th, or early 11th century, were incorporated into the church's interior.

[21] Special services, led by Christopher Wordsworth, the Bishop of Lincoln, were held on 18 May 1870 to commemorate the re-opening of the restored church.

[21] The 1885 Kelly's Directory describes St. Margaret's as being built from Ancaster stone in Early English and Perpendicular styles, consisting of a chancel, nave, west porch and an embattled tower with pinnacles and four bells.

In 1583 John Whitgift, a former St Margaret's rector who had become Bishop of Worcester, was appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury by Queen Elizabeth I.

[26][27] Work on the bypass was started on Monday 9 October 1961 by Sir Weston Cracroft-Amcotts, the chairman of Lindsey County Council.

[citation needed] Laceby Cemetery, owned and maintained by the parish council, is notable for the Grade II listed Haagensen Memorial and Vault in its grounds which was erected in 1897.