Scremby is a village in the civil parish of

Ashby with Scremby Ashby with Scremby is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 147 (2001 census), increasing to 179 at the 2011 census. The parish includes the village of Scremby, along with the hamlets of Ashby ...

, in the

East Lindsey East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the district council was 136,401 at the 2011 census. The council is based in Manby. Other major settlements in the district include Alford, Wragby, Spilsby ...

district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated about north-east from Spilsby. In 1971 the parish had a population of 57. On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with

Ashby by Partney Ashby by Partney is a hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated to the south of the A158 road, and east from the town of Spilsby. It neighbours the village of Partney, and forms part of the civil parish of As ...

to form "Ashby with Scremby". Scremby's red-brick church was built in 1733, and is dedicated to Saint Peter and

Saint Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

. It is a Grade II* listed building. Scremby Hall was home to the Brackenbury family, although the last resident family member left to live in

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, Surrey in 1937. It was demolished in the 1970s. Scremby

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was a 16th-century building with alterations in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It is Grade II listed. Scremby's C of E school – known as Scremby and Ashby C of E School from 1903 to 1935 – closed in 1960.

Local archaeology

The

deserted medieval village In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village (DMV) is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convent ...

(DMV) of Laysingthorpe (or Laisintorp), was probably in or near Scremby. Between 2017 and 2019,

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excavations near Scremby revealed a 5th-6th century AD high status

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cemetery, with a range of grave goods that included jewellery, combs, shields and other weapons, in total 49 graves containing the remains of men and women were recovered. The site was initially discovered by a local detectorist; subsequent excavations were carried out by Dr Hugh Willmott from the University of Sheffield Archaeology Department, together with members of the Royal Air Force, and regional and international volunteers.

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* {{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District