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Grainthorpe is a small village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north-east from the town of Louth, and approximately from the Lincolnshire coast. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Wragholme to the north-west, and Ludney to the south-east. Grainthorpe is listed in the 1086 ''Domesday Book'' as "Germundtorp", with 28 households. The deserted medieval village of Swinehope was believed to be cited here, abandoned when its harbour silted up. There was a medieval saltern at the hamlet of Wragholme. The parish church is a Grade I listed building dedicated to St Clement and dating from 1200, with later alterations, additions, and restorations. It has a 15th-century font. The churchyard contains war graves of a soldier and a Royal Flying Corps airman of the First World War.〔(CWGC Cemetery Report ), details from casualty record.〕 Grainthorpe Hall is an early 18th-century red-brick house, which is Grade II listed. Grainthorpe has its own primary school, village hall and post office, Although this currently open only two days a week in the Church Hall. The old Mill and Coach house is currently being restored, and will re-open as a village shop and Cafe. Currently, the village's nearest shops are in the nearby villages of Marshchapel, North Somercotes, and Alvingham. The Black Horse public house, and playing fields which consist of a tennis court, football pitch and cricket pitch. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grainthorpe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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