Static Image Name: | St.Lawrence and St.George's church, Springthorpe, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 47891.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Church of St Lawrence and St George, Springthorpe |
Country: | England |
Official Name: | Springthorpe |
Coordinates: | 53.3968°N -0.6844°W |
Population: | 138 |
Population Ref: | (2011) |
Shire District: | West Lindsey |
Shire County: | Lincolnshire |
Region: | East Midlands |
Constituency Westminster: | Gainsborough |
Post Town: | Gainsborough |
Postcode District: | DN21 |
Postcode Area: | DN |
Os Grid Reference: | SK875896 |
London Distance Mi: | 135 |
London Direction: | S |
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 4miles 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]
The deserted medieval village of "Sturgate" or "Stourgate" was in the parish, and was documented from the end of the 12th century.