Grayingham

{{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

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| static_image_caption= Church of St Radegund, Grayingham

| country = England

| official_name= Grayingham

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| 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

| london_direction= S

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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{{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}} 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".Mills, A. D. (1991): A Dictionary of English Place-Names, Oxford University Press.

Grayingham Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to Saint Radegund.{{NHLE|num=1063350 |desc=Church of St Radegund|accessdate= 13 August 2011}} 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 by Conrad Dressler.Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 144; Methuen & Co. LtdPevsner, 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}}