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Scremby, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Scremby (sometimes called Serenity-cum-Grebby),a, pretty village and a parish in Lincolnshire, 2½ miles WNW of Burgh station on the East Lincolnshire section of the G.N.R., and 3½ ENE of Spilsby. There is a post office under Spilsby; money order office, Skendleby; telegraph office, Partney. Acreage, 1342; population, 187. Scremby Hall is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; gross value, £260 with residence. Patron, the Duke of Portland. The church is a building of brick consisting of chancel, nave, and western tower. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyLincolnshire 
Ecclesiastical parishScremby St. Peter and St. Paul 
Poor Law unionSpilsby 
WapentakeCandleshoe 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Findmypast, in conjunction with the Lincolnshire Archives, have the following parish records online for Scremby:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1716-1911 1716-18361716-1911

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Scremby from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Scremby are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Lincolnshire papers online:


Villages, Hamlets, &c

Grebby
DistrictEast Lindsey
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtPE23
Post TownSpilsby

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