Grayingham

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.

Grayingham

Church of St Radegund, Grayingham
Grayingham
Location within Lincolnshire
Population123 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK984961
• London135 mi (217 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGAINSBOROUGH
Postcode districtDN21
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

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]

Notable people

The English ecologist Adrian Woodruffe-Peacock was Rector of Grayingham towards the end of his life.[6] He died in this post in 1922.[6]

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. Historic England. "Church of St Radegund (1063350)". National Heritage List for England. 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
  6. Ford, Brian J. (2000). "A Report of the Meeting 'John Ray and his Successors'". Notes and Records of the Royal Society. 54 (1): 5–22. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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