THE SETTLEMENT REMAINS OF GRAYINGHA, LAY WITHIN THE LIMIT MAPPED IN 1691 AS 'THE TOWNE AND YARDS OF GRAINGHAM'. A SERIES OF FOUR DEAD END LANES THAT IN THE EARLY C19 SPRANG WEST OF THE NORTH-SOUTH THROUGH ROAD HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO TWO. THIS MAY REPRESENT THE RE-ORIENTATION OF THIS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF REDUCED POPULATION AND ABANDONNED PLOTS. THERE HAVE BEEN FINDS OF POST MEDIEVAL POTTERY FROM ALL OVER THE SETTLEMENT, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE CHURCH. {1}{2}