The name of 'Metheringham' is derived from Old English 'Medric's homestead, estate', or from 'meadow stream'. {1} Enclosure occured in 1789, after the Inclosure Award of 1779. {2} There was a berewic of a manor belonging a manor in Waddington, which belonged to Earl Hugh, with a mill. Walter de Aincurt also held land in Metheringham which had two mills. Robert of Stafford had a small manor, and Sortebrand also held a manor in Metheringham which also had a church. {3} There is a building at right angles to and set back from Drury Street which is thought to be of medieval origin. {4} The church and a 'great part of the village' burnt down in 1599. {5} There were 48 households in 1563, and by the early eighteenth century there were around 75 families. {6}{7} The population in 1801 was 536, which rose to 1517 in 1901. {8} There is a block of ridge and furrow recorded as surviving as earthworks at TF 0689 0177. {9} The excavation of a gas pipeline in 1981 allowed a survey of the soils exposed across Metheringham and Blankney fens. {10}