{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Use British English|date=October 2014}} {{Infobox UK place | static_image_name= Church of St. Radegund, Grayingham.jpg | static_image_alt= | static_image_caption= Church of St Radegund, Grayingham | country = England | official_name= Grayingham | map_alt= | coordinates = {{coord|53.454110|-0.593890|display=inline,title}} | population= 123 | population_ref= (2011) | shire_district= West Lindsey | shire_county = Lincolnshire | region= East Midlands | constituency_westminster= Gainsborough | post_town= GAINSBOROUGH | postcode_district = DN21 | postcode_area= DN | dial_code= | os_grid_reference= SK984961 | london_distance_mi= 135<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances --> | london_direction= S }} '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123854&c=Grayingham&d=16&e=62&g=6447723&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1463578863266&enc=1|title=Civil Parish 2011|accessdate=18 May 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref> It is situated {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} south from Kirton in Lindsey, {{convert|8|mi|km|0}} 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".<ref>Mills, A. D. (1991): ''A Dictionary of English Place-Names'', Oxford University Press.</ref>
Grayingham Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to Saint Radegund.<ref name=NHLE>{{NHLE|num=1063350 |desc=Church of St Radegund|accessdate= 13 August 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref name=NHLE/><ref name=Cox>Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 144; Methuen & Co. Ltd</ref><ref name=Pevsner>Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; ''The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire'' pp. 252, 253; Penguin (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. {{ISBN|0-300-09620-8}}</ref>
An extension to the south of the church was completed in Spring 2025, the church now has the addition of a servery, Toilet and extra meeting space.
==Notable people== The English ecologist Adrian Woodruffe-Peacock was Rector of Grayingham towards the end of his life.<ref name="brianford">{{cite journal |last1=Ford |first1=Brian J. |title=A Report of the Meeting 'John Ray and his Successors' |journal=Notes and Records of the Royal Society |date=2000 |volume=54 |issue=1 |pages=5–22 |doi=10.1098/rsnr.2000.0092 |s2cid=143047192 |url=https://www.brianjford.com/a-00-john-ray.htm |accessdate=12 August 2019|url-access=subscription }}</ref> He died in this post in 1922.<ref name=brianford />
His sister, Mabel Peacock (1856–1920), English folklorist and writer is buried beside him in the churchyard.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Grayingham}} *[https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Grayingham/ "Grayingham"], Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2011
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Category:Villages in Lincolnshire Category:Civil parishes in Lincolnshire Category:West Lindsey District Category:Grade II* listed buildings in Lincolnshire