Scrainwood

Scrainwood is a hamlet and former civil parish 20 miles (32 km) from Morpeth, now in the parish of Alnham, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 16.[1] Scrainwood Estate is 1048 acres[2] and has a shoot that specializes in partridges.[3]

Scrainwood
Scrainwood is located in Northumberland
Scrainwood
Scrainwood
Location within Northumberland
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

History

The name "Scrainwood" is uncertain and may mean 'shrew-mouse wood' or 'villain wood' or it could mean 'hollow-place wood'.[4] Until 1509 Scrainwood manor was in William Vescy's barony.[5] Scrainwood is a deserted medieval village that appeared to have declined in the 15 or 16th century.[6] There are earthwork remains of at least 3 probable house platforms.[7] Names recorded include Screnwood, Scenwood, Screenwood, Skrynwood, Scranwood, Screynwood, Scrynwood and Skranwoo.[8] Scrainwood was a township in Alnham parish.[9] From 1866 Scrainwood was a civil parish in its own right until it was merged with Alnham on 1 April 1955.[10]

References
  1. "Population Statistics Scrainwood Tn/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. "Northumberland sporting estate has bags of appeal". Farmers Weekly. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. "Scrainwood Estate Shoot". Gun on Pegs. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. "Scrainwood Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. Bastions and belligerents: medieval strongholds in Northumberland. Keepdate, 1999. 1998. ISBN 9781899506453. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  6. "Deserted Village of Scrainwood (Alnham)". Keys to the Past. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  7. Historic England. "Scrainwood (1440)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  8. "Scrainwood Tower". The Gatehouse. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  9. "History of Scrainwood, in Alnwick and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  10. "Relationships and Changes Scrainwood Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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