1684 one penny per Do. 1686 to 1717 one penBy per Do..

SCREDINGTON.

Scredington, or Screkington, is a small village in the wapentake of Aswardhurn, in the parts of Kesteven, about 4 miles S. E. from Sleaford, and 5 north east from Folkingham.

Domesday Account:

Land of Gilbert de Gaunt. In Scredintune (Scredington) ten carucates of land and a half to be taxed. Land to nine ploughs. Forty sokemca and one villane have there fourteen ploughs. There is a priest and a church, and twenty-one acres of meadow.

Land of Robert de Staford. In Scredinctun (Scredington) Lurie had twelve oxgangs of land to be taxed. Land to as many oxen. Gulfered,

a vassal, of Robert's, has there one plough, and half a sokeman and one villane having three ox· en in a plough, and three acres of meadow. Value in King Edward's time twenty shillings,

now ten.

"Robert Autyn in the time of Edward I, held. here a kis. fee of W. Dyve, and he of G. de Gaunt and be of the King. The same Robert Autyn also held half a knight's fee of Petronilla de Vaux and she of the King.

William de Latimer held of Potronilla 4 bovates of Land for the 12. part of a Knight's fee, and she of the King.

Robert Autyn also held of Walter de Trikingham the 28. part of a Knight's fee, and Walter of G. de Gaunt, and he of the King.

Henry de Stafford held in the same of the King in capite 12 bovates of land, also other lands which he did not bold by military service."

(Testa de Nevill.)

In 5, of Edward II. Walter de Norwich had this manor; the last of this branch was Catherine, whose heir was William Ufford earl of Suffolk. He died 5. Richard II. and Robert lord Willoughby of Eresby was one of his coheirs. In the 9, Henry VI. John Nevill Lord

Latimer was lord of this manor, and in 9, Edward IV. George Lord Latimer. In 17 of Henry VII. Lord Willoughby de Brooke died seized of this manor, in whose family it bas continued to the present time.

Formerly it was called Scredington cum North beck.

On the north side the parish is a hill called the Cliff bill, and one on the south side is called the Gorse hill; these are like barrows, with sinks in them. In a close in Northbeck, is a square hill moated round; also another near the church of the same form. At a short distance west of this latter hill is a serpentine fish pond, about 200 yards long, but partly landed up. In the latecommon is a high piece of ground, on which has been a square intrenchment, containing about 3 acres; it commands an extensive view of the country round, even as far as Boston.

Tradition says that two small squadrons of horse, one in favor of the Prince of Orange, and the other of King James II. met here in Scredington Gorse-the latter laid down their arms without fighting at all, and becoming prisoners, were lodged in the neighbouring churches, till the troubles were over.

The Church.

Is a small but ancient building, consisting of a nave, north aile, and a kind of turret at the west end, in which are two bells. It as been rebuilt, or repaired, at various times, the windows being of different sizes and shapes.

A few years back, the chancel was repaired, and taken shorter, when a stone coffin was dug ир.. The chancel roof is much higher than that of the nave, so that it has, at a distance, agro-. tesque appearance.

On a tomb-stone in the nave, on a brass plate. Hie jacet Willus Pylett de Seredington qui obijt 28 Junij An. Dm. MCCCCIII cujus aie &c..... On a stone effigy in the chancel wail-

Memore Thomæ Wyke Rector P. X. Guadia de p. me Tumulus.

In Hollis's Manuscripts British Museum, No 6829, the inscription on an other stone is noted Thomas Wyke de Scredington Rector Eccle. de Manchester, vixit Ano 17, Richard 2. Ric. Scaret.

The Dean and Chapter of Lincoln are Patrons of the living, Mr Wilson of Leighton Buzzard is the preset vicar; a the inclosure the vicarage. had 132 acres of land allotted to it. The great.

tithes belong to Dr. Gordon of Lincoln, and are worth about 1501. per ann. It is a discharged Y carage, Patrons, Dean and Chapter of Lincoln; the church is dedicated to St. Andrew,'

MODERN STATE.

Lord Willoughby de Brooke, is Lord of the manor, the parish contains about 2590 acres of land, the fences are thorn hedges, the soil a cold clay, chiefly remarkable for growing wheat of the best quality and weight. Before the inclosure, A. D. 1798, there were nearly 1000 acres of common, covered with gorse, which is now excellent corn land, while a considerable portion of the old inclosure, is resting in pasture for sheep. The tithes were exonerated by land in lieu.

The principal proprietors of land, are, Lord Willoughby de Brook, Earl of Bristol, Morcolt hospital, Mr Clark of Woolsthorp. At the inclosure, 15 acres of land were left to certain Trustees, to provide fuel for the industrious poor of this parish, in the winter season. About the center of the parish, being flat, two streams, or becks, flow through it, and meeting about a mile below the town, form one current, which flow, ing due east, falls at last into the forty foot drain.