Scredington brings together a range of historical traces: St Andrew’s combines striking church architecture with views across the landscape and a Second World War memorial. Hall Close represents the history of a medieval manor and the earthworks of a settlement. A cycle route also passes through the village. This gives you different ways to explore Scredington, depending on your interest in history, landscape or cycling.
St Andrew’s: tower, views and remembrance
The small, needle-shaped spire of St Andrew’s contains two 17th-century bells. This distinctive feature can be considered alongside the church’s setting: from the rise where St Andrew’s stands, the view extends as far as the High Dyke. The church also contains a memorial to nine young men aboard the Lancaster aircraft ED439 OL-N. The aircraft crashed on the edge of the village during the Second World War.
The architecture, views and memorial each give the church a different historical connection. The memorial recalls a specific event and the people aboard; the tower and bells point to the history of the building and its fittings. St Andrew’s welcomes visitors. Check visiting arrangements before your trip.
Hall Close and the medieval settlement
Hall Close is an enclosed medieval manor complex, designated Scheduled Monument 1018540. The site is now on pastureland. Its earthworks include the remains of fishponds and a boundary ditch that enclosed the entire manor complex. The Pylets lived at Hall Close from the late 12th century to the mid-15th century. The site’s history can therefore be traced through both its surviving structures and its inhabitants and their period of residence.
Medieval settlement earthworks also survive around Hall Close, including remains of paddocks, homesteads and tracks. These structures are visible in aerial photographs. They broaden the view beyond the enclosed complex to the settlement traces around it. The settlement of Scredington itself is first mentioned in the Domesday Book. Together, these clues offer different temporal and spatial perspectives: the settlement’s early mention, the Pylets’ medieval occupation and the earthworks described to this day.
Explore Scredington by bike
The Sleaford to South Kyme cycle route passes through Scredington. This offers a different perspective from the cultural and historical themes: you can also consider the village in the context of a cycle route. If cycling is your main interest, its route through Scredington is a useful point of reference. If you are more interested in history, St Andrew’s and the earthworks at Hall Close offer different themes—from church architecture and remembrance to the manor and the settlement landscape. This lets you choose a destination based on your interests without making an unsupported link between the cycle route and the historic sites.
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