Grayingham

Grayingham

Church of St Radegund, Grayingham
Grayingham
 Grayingham shown within Lincolnshire
Population 123 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK984961
   – London 135 mi (217 km)  S
DistrictWest Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town GAINSBOROUGH
Postcode district DN21
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentGainsborough
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°27′15″N 0°35′38″W / 53.454110°N 0.593890°W / 53.454110; -0.593890

Grayingham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 123[1] It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south from Kirton in Lindsey, 8 miles (13 km) north-east from Gainsborough and 8 miles south from Scunthorpe.

The name Grayingham derives from the Old English Gra(ga)+inga+ham for "homestead of the family of a man named Graeg". The name is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Graingeham".[2]

Grayingham Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to Saint Radegund.[3] Originating from the 13th and 14th century, it was rebuilt in 1773 or 1797 leaving the Early English tower and west doorway intact. A further restoration was carried-out in 1870 by James Fowler. The 19th-century reredos is by A. B. Skipwith, and a copper-gilt relief of the crucifixion by Conrad Dressler.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Mills, A. D. (1991): A Dictionary of English Place-Names, Oxford University Press.
  3. 1 2 "Church of St Radegund", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 13 August 2011
  4. ↑ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 144; Methuen & Co. Ltd
  5. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire pp. 252, 253; Penguin (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09620-8
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