Grayingham
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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 Script error: No such module "convert". south from Kirton in Lindsey, Script error: No such module "convert". 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.[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
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- ↑ Mills, A. D. (1991): A Dictionary of English Place-Names, Oxford University Press.
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- ↑ 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. Template:ISBN
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External links
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- "Grayingham", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2011
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