Grayingham

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

Church of St Radegund, Grayingham
Grayingham

 Grayingham shown within Lincolnshire
Population 117 (2001)
OS grid reference SK984961
    - London 135 mi (217 km)  S
District West Lindsey
Shire county Lincolnshire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GAINSBOROUGH
Postcode district DN21
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Gainsborough
List of places
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Lincolnshire

Grayingham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south from Kirton in Lindsey, 8 miles (12.9 km) north-east from Gainsborough and 8 miles (12.9 km) 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".[1]

Grayingham Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to Saint Radegund.[2] 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.[2][3][4]

References

  1. Mills, A. D. (1991): A Dictionary of English Place-Names, Oxford University Press.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Church of St Radegund", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 13 August 2011
  3. Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 144; Methuen & Co. Ltd
  4. 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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