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 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".
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.
Notable people
The English ecologist Adrian Woodruffe-Peacock was Rector of Grayingham towards the end of his life. He died in this post in 1922.
References
- ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Mills, A. D. (1991): A Dictionary of English Place-Names, Oxford University Press.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Radegund (1063350)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 144; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ^ 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
- ^ 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. doi:10.1098/rsnr.2000.0092. S2CID 143047192. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
External links
Media related to Grayingham at Wikimedia Commons- "Grayingham", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2011
