Springthorpe

Springthorpe
Church of St Lawrence and St George, Springthorpe
Springthorpe Springthorpe shown within Lincolnshire
Population	138 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK875896
– London	135 mi (217 km) S
District	West Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Gainsborough
Postcode district	DN21
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°23′48″N 0°41′04″W / 53.396790°N 0.6844°W / 53.396790; -0.6844

Springthorpe is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 138.^[1] It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) east from the town of Gainsborough.

Springthorpe is listed in Domesday Book as "Springetorp", consisting of 21 households and a church.^[2]

The limestone parish church, which is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and Saint George, is a Grade I listed building dating from the 11th century, and restored in 1865. The font is 13th-century.^[3]^[4]

The deserted medieval village of "Sturgate" or "Stourgate" was situated in the parish, and was documented from the end of the 12th century.^[5]

References

↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
↑ "Springthorpe". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
↑ "St Lawrence and St George". British Listed Buildings. English Heritage. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
↑ Historic England. "St Lawrence and St George (324823)". PastScape. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
↑ Historic England. "Sturgate (891742)". PastScape. Retrieved 21 July 2011.

External links

Media related to Springthorpe at Wikimedia Commons
Springthorpe Village web site

Ceremonial county of Lincolnshire

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Unitary authorities	North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire

Boroughs or districts	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey

Major settlements	Alford Barton-upon-Humber Boston Bottesford Bourne Brigg Broughton Burgh-le-Marsh Caistor Cleethorpes Crowland Crowle Epworth Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Holbeach Horncastle Immingham Kirton-in-Lindsey Lincoln Long Sutton Louth Mablethorpe Market Deeping Market Rasen North Hykeham Scunthorpe Skegness Sleaford Spalding Spilsby Stamford Wainfleet All Saints Winterton Wragby See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire

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