Scremby
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Scremby is a village in the civil parish of Ashby with Scremby
, about four miles north east of Spilsby
, Lincolnshire
, England
.
Scremby's red brick church was built in 1733 and dedicated to Saint Peter
and Saint Paul. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Scremby Hall was home to the Brackenbury family, although the last family member left to live in Wimbledon
, Surrey in 1937. It was demolished in the 1970s.
Scremby Manor
house was a 16th century building with alterations from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It is Grade II listed.
Scremby CE School (known as Scremby and Ashby CE School from 1903-1935), closed in 1960.
The deserted medieval village
(DMV) of Laysingthorpe (or Laisintorp), was probably located in or near Scremby.
Ashby with Scremby
Ashby with Scremby is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 147 . The parish includes the villages of Ashby by Partney and Scremby, along with Grebby....
, about four miles north east of Spilsby
Spilsby
Spilsby is a market town and civil parish in Lincolnshire. England. The town is situated adjacent to the main A16 Trunk Road at the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds north of the Fenlands, east of the county town of Lincoln, north east of Boston and north west from Skegness.The town has...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Scremby's red brick church was built in 1733 and dedicated to Saint Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
and Saint Paul. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Scremby Hall was home to the Brackenbury family, although the last family member left to live in Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
, Surrey in 1937. It was demolished in the 1970s.
Scremby Manor
Manor
-Land tenure:*Manor, an estate in land of the mediaeval era in England*Manorialism, a system of land tenure and organization of the rural economy and society in parts of medieval Europe based on the manor*Manor house, the principal house of a manor...
house was a 16th century building with alterations from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It is Grade II listed.
Scremby CE School (known as Scremby and Ashby CE School from 1903-1935), closed in 1960.
The deserted medieval village
Deserted medieval village
In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more...
(DMV) of Laysingthorpe (or Laisintorp), was probably located in or near Scremby.