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.^[1] 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.

Grayingham
Church of St Radegund, Grayingham
Grayingham Location within Lincolnshire
Population	123 (2011)
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
UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.454110°N 0.593890°W / 53.454110; -0.593890

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 is 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]