Scremby

Scremby

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Scremby
Scremby
Scremby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference TF442680
• London 120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Spilsby
Postcode district PE23
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament

Scremby is a village in the civil parish of Ashby with Scremby , in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated about 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east from Spilsby.

Scremby's red-brick church was built in 1733, and is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

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.[2]

Scremby Manor house was a 16th-century building with alterations in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It is Grade II listed.[3]

Scremby's C of E school – known as Scremby and Ashby C of E School from 1903-1935 – closed in 1960.[4]

The deserted medieval village (DMV) of Laysingthorpe (or Laisintorp), was probably located in or near Scremby.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ashby With Scremby". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Scremby"; Genuki. 18 May 2011
  3. ↑ "The Manor House, Ashby With Scremby". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "SCREMBY CE SCHOOL". SR/882. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Laysingthorpe (Laisintorp DMV)". MLI42045. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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