Grayingham Explained

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Static Image Caption:Church of St Radegund, Grayingham
Country:England
Official Name:Grayingham
Coordinates:53.4541°N -0.5939°W
Population:123
Population Ref:(2011)
Shire District:West Lindsey
Shire County:Lincolnshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Gainsborough
Post Town:GAINSBOROUGH
Postcode District:DN21
Postcode Area:DN
Os Grid Reference:SK984961
London Distance Mi:135
London Direction:S

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 1miles south from Kirton in Lindsey, 8miles 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. 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]

Notable people

The English ecologist Adrian Woodruffe-Peacock was Rector of Grayingham towards the end of his life.[5] He died in this post in 1922.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish 2011. 18 May 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. Mills, A. D. (1991): A Dictionary of English Place-Names, Oxford University Press.
  3. Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 144; Methuen & Co. Ltd
  4. [Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner, Nikolaus]
  5. Ford . Brian J. . A Report of the Meeting 'John Ray and his Successors' . Notes and Records of the Royal Society . 2000 . 54 . 1 . 5–22 . 10.1098/rsnr.2000.0092 . 143047192 . 12 August 2019.