Scrafield

Scrafield
Scrafield
Scrafield is located in Lincolnshire
Scrafield
Scrafield
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF304689
• London120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHorncastle
Postcode districtLN9
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°12′04″N 0°02′56″W / 53.201°N 0.0488°W / 53.201; -0.0488

Scrafield is a hamlet and a deserted medieval village (DMV)[1] in the civil parish of Mareham on the Hill, in the East Lindsey district, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of the town of Horncastle. In 1931 the parish had a population of 24.[2] On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished to form Mareham on the Hill.[3]

The village was not listed in Domesday Book of 1086, but first mentioned in documentary sources in 1183.[4]

Scrafield church was dedicated to Saint Michael but fell into disrepair, and by 1842 it had gone, although the churchyard was still used.[5][6] The northern part of the churchyard was levelled in 1977, and only a single 18th-century gravestone is visible today.[4][5]

Present-day maps show a small number of buildings at Scrafield House.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Historic England. "Scrafield DMV (1052024)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Population statistics Scrafield CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Scrafield CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Lincs to the Past". Scrafield DMV. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Lincs to the Past". St Michaels Church Scrafield. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Scrafield". Genuki. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Scrafield, East Lindsey". GetOutside. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 October 2023.