Scrainwood

Scrainwood is a hamlet and former civil parish 20 miles (32 km) from Morpeth, now in the parish of Alnham, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 16.[1] Scrainwood Estate is 1048 acres[2] and has a shoot that specializes in partridges.[3]

Scrainwood
Scrainwood
Location within Northumberland
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

History

The name "Scrainwood" is uncertain and may mean 'shrew-mouse wood' or 'villain wood' or it could mean 'hollow-place wood'.[4] Until 1509 Scrainwood manor was in William Vescy's barony.[5] Scrainwood is a deserted medieval village that appeared to have declined in the 15 or 16th century.[6] There are earthwork remains of at least 3 probable house platforms.[7] Names recorded include Screnwood, Scenwood, Screenwood, Skrynwood, Scranwood, Screynwood, Scrynwood and Skranwoo.[8] Scrainwood was a township in Alnham parish.[9] From 1866 Scrainwood was a civil parish in its own right until it was merged with Alnham on 1 April 1955.[10]

References
  1. "Population Statistics Scrainwood Tn/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. "Northumberland sporting estate has bags of appeal". Farmers Weekly. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. "Scrainwood Estate Shoot". Gun on Pegs. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. "Scrainwood Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. "Bastions and belligerents: medieval strongholds in Northumberland". Keepdate, 1999. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  6. "Deserted Village of Scrainwood (Alnham)". Keys to the Past. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  7. Historic England. "Scrainwood (1440)". PastScape. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  8. "Scrainwood Tower". The Gatehouse. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  9. "History of Scrainwood, in Alnwick and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  10. "Relationships and Changes Scrainwood Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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