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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Scremby

Census

• The parish was in the Spilsby sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• There was a church here at the time of the 1086 Domesday Survey.
  
  
• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1884.
  
  
• The church seats 150.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Peter and St. Paul Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1716.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Bolingbroke Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Spilsby sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

This small village and parish lies about 4 miles northeast of Spilsby. Candlesby parish lies just to the southeast and Skendleby parish to the north. The parish covers almost 1,340 acres and includes the hamlet of Grebby.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A158 trunk road between Horncastle and Skegness. The road bisects the village.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Manors

• Scremby Hall was the home of the BRACKENBURY family. The last member of the family living there was R. E. P. Winton who took possession in 1905. He left the house in a bad state of repair in 1937 and moved to his home in Wimbledon. Tthe house was used as a grain store in 1958 and was demolished in the 70's. Cattle sheds now stand on the site.
  
  
• Grebby Hall was in the hamlet of Grebby.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 4467.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our "Maps" page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the Wold Division of the ancient Candleshoe Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The Common Land was enclosed here in 1811.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The first school was erected here in 1846. It was a National School, mixed, and could hold 56 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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