Scredington: Medieval Traces and St Andrew’s

Scredington offers a window onto history, brought to life through church architecture and medieval earthworks. St Andrew’s, the manor site at Hall Close and the remains of Hambleton Moat mark different periods; the Sleaford to South Kyme cycling route also passes through the village. As you plan your trip, consider whether church architecture and remembrance, archaeological traces or cycling will be the deciding factor. These highlights help you get a sense of Scredington as a holiday destination and guide your search for a holiday rental to suit your travel plans.

Church, Views and Remembrance

Two 17th-century bells hang in the small, slender spire of St Andrew’s. From the rise where the church stands, the view extends as far as the High Dyke. St Andrew’s thus combines an architectural highlight with expansive countryside views. The church welcomes visitors; please check the arrangements for visits before you arrive. It also houses a memorial to nine young men aboard Lancaster aircraft ED439 OL-N, which crashed on the outskirts of the village during the Second World War. The bells and memorial represent different historical periods that come together in the church.

Hall Close: Manor and Settlement Traces

Hall Close is designated as Scheduled Monument 1018540: a moated medieval manor site, now on pastureland. Its earthworks include the remains of fishponds; a boundary ditch enclosed the entire manor site. The Pylets lived at Hall Close from the late 12th century to the mid-15th century. This gives the site a clear historical context, while its earthworks reveal different features of the manor.

Medieval settlement earthworks also survive around Hall Close, with remains of enclosures, homesteads and tracks; they are visible in aerial photographs. The view therefore extends beyond the single moated manor to other structures within a settlement. The settlement of Scredington also has an early written reference: it is first mentioned in the Domesday Book. This reference complements the surviving landscape traces with a separate historical point of reference.

Hambleton Moat and Thorny Close

The main settlement phase at Hambleton Moat was between 1350 and 1450. This phase included a stone hall with four bays and aisles, as well as two ovens. A house with three rooms was built later on the north side of the platform. This sequence makes Hambleton Moat an example of how multiple building phases can help explain a historic site.

Thorny Close in Northbeck is also a Scheduled Monument. The remains of the moated site are well preserved as a series of earthworks and buried deposits. Thorny Close is one of only two surviving sites from a group of five that once lay in a small area of the parish. Here, the surviving site forms part of a larger historic group; at Hall Close, by contrast, the inhabitants and varied earthworks offer specific insights into a manor.

Cycling Route and Trip Planning

The Sleaford to South Kyme cycling route passes through Scredington. This named cycling route adds an active dimension to the historic highlights when planning your trip. If you want to include the route, check the latest route information before setting off. Cycling may be a reason in its own right to consider Scredington as a destination when looking for a holiday rental.

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