Scrainwood Explained

Official Name:	Scrainwood
Country:	England
Region:	North East England
Coordinates:	55.3795°N -2.0176°W
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Static Image:	Farmhouse, Scrainwood - geograph.org.uk - 591919.jpg

Scrainwood is a hamlet and former civil parish 20miles from Morpeth, now in the parish of Alnham, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 16.^[1] Scrainwood Estate is 1048 acres^[2] and has a shoot that specializes in partridges.^[3]

History

The name "Scrainwood" is uncertain and may mean 'shrew-mouse wood' or 'villain wood' or it could mean 'hollow-place wood'.^[4] Until 1509 Scrainwood manor was in William Vescy's barony.^[5] Scrainwood is a deserted medieval village that appeared to have declined in the 15 or 16th century.^[6] There are earthwork remains of at least 3 probable house platforms. Names recorded include Screnwood, Scenwood, Screenwood, Skrynwood, Scranwood, Screynwood, Scrynwood and Skranwoo.^[7] Scrainwood was a township in Alnham parish.^[8] From 1866 Scrainwood was a civil parish in its own right until it was merged with Alnham on 1 April 1955.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Population Statistics Scrainwood Tn/CP through time. Vision of Britain. 8 November 2019.
2. Web site: Northumberland sporting estate has bags of appeal. Farmers Weekly. 8 November 2019.
3. Web site: Scrainwood Estate Shoot. Gun on Pegs. 8 November 2019.
4. Web site: Scrainwood Key to English Place-names. The University of Nottingham. 8 November 2019.
5. Book: Bastions and belligerents: medieval strongholds in Northumberland. 1998. Keepdate, 1999. 9781899506453. 8 November 2019.
6. Web site: Deserted Village of Scrainwood (Alnham). Keys to the Past. 8 November 2019.
7. Web site: Scrainwood Tower. The Gatehouse. 8 November 2019.
8. Web site: History of Scrainwood, in Alnwick and Northumberland. A Vision of Britain through Time. 1 February 2020.
9. Web site: Relationships and Changes Scrainwood Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 8 November 2019.