In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Scredington like this:
SCREDINGTON, a village and a parish in Sleaford district, Lincoln. The village stands near the Bourn and Sleaford railway, 3½ miles S E by S of Sleaford. The parish contains also the hamlet of Northbeck; and itspost-town is Folkingham. Acres, 1,850. Real property, £2, 672. Pop., 392. Houses, 80. The property is much subdivided. Bricks are made. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £200. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of L. The church is tolerable; and there are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £23.
Scredington through time
Scredington is now part of North Kesteven district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Kesteven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Scredington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Scredington, in North Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13554
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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