Sedgebrook is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as Sechebroc in the wapentake of Winnibriggs. The name Robert Malet and three mills are noted. Sechebroc means "Brook where sedge grows", from OE secg "sedge" and brôc "a brook" The parish church of St Lawrence is a largely 15th-century building with an early 13th-century north arcade and a 14th-century chancel arch. A pamphlet history of the church appeared in 1980 and was republished in 1990. The church is the only Grade I listed building in the village. Sedgebrook Manor House is Grade II* listed, and three other houses and three architectural features are Grade II. The church shares a priest with Foston, West Allington and Long Bennington. The Grantham Canal passes south-west of the village. It opened in 1797 but closed in 1936. A voluntary society formed in 1969 has restored parts of the canal for recreational use. The towpaths form a long-distance walk, as does the Viking Way, passing about to the west of the village, known here as Sewstern Lane. Newbo Abbey was sited between Sedgebrook and Barrowby in the 12th century. The wartime RAF Bottesford airfield lies north-west of the village.
Census information
1086 – 27 villagers. 5 smallholders.
1841 – 249 people listed, average age 25, youngest 1 month, oldest 75, occupations :
1851 – 279 people listed, average age 26, youngest under 1 month, oldest 87, occupations:
1861 – 268 people listed, average age 27, youngest 1 month, oldest 83, occupations :
Sedgebrook Manor House
The Manor House is sometimes known as Sedgebrook Hall. The earliest known owners were the Markhams in the 15th century.
The village lies in the north of the Vale of Belvoir, beside Foston Beck, a tributary of the River Witham. Adjacent villages are Barrowby, south-east; Muston, west; Bottesford, west-north-west; and Allington, north. The village is overlooked by Belvoir Castle, 3.5 miles to the south-west.
Transport
The stretch of the A52 trunk road between Grantham and Nottingham bypasses the village. The nearest junction on the A1 between Grantham and Newark is at Foston, to the north. The Nottingham to Grantham railway line passes close to the village, and crosses . Sedgebrook railway station closed in 1956. The nearest station today is at Bottesford, 3.3 miles away, which has services to Nottingham, Grantham and Skegness. The village is served by two bus routes, one between Grantham and Radcliffe on Trent, the other between Grantham and Bitchfield.
Education
Sedgebrook had its own primary school up until 1981, when the building was closed and the school amalgamated with that of Allington. Sedgebrook also had at one time a grammar school. This was erected in 1882, and in 1908 there were 75 boys attending. By 1913 it was a secondary school for the surrounding area. It was absorbed into The King's School, Grantham, probably in 1919.
