History
Sedgebrook is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Sechebroc". Robert Malet and three mills were 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 was published in 1980 and 1990. The church is the only Grade I listed building in the village. Sedgebrook Manor House is Grade II* listed, and there are three other houses and two architectural features listed as Grade II.
The church shares a priest with Foston, West Allington and Long Bennington.
The Grantham Canal passes 1.5 miles (2.4 km) SW of the village. It opened in 1797 but closed in 1936. A restoration society formed in 1969 restored parts of the canal for recreational use. The towpaths form a long-distance walk, as does the Viking Way, passing about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) 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 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of the village.
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