# Friesthorpe

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{{Short description|Settlement and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|static_image  = St.Peter's church, Friesthorpe, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 73323.jpg
|static_image_width = 240px
|static_image_caption= Church of St Peter, Friesthorpe
|coordinates   = {{coord|53.3366|-0.3910|display=inline,title}}
|official_name      =Friesthorpe
|population = 204
|population_ref = (2011)
|shire_district= [West Lindsey](/source/West_Lindsey)
|shire_county= [Lincolnshire](/source/Lincolnshire)
|metropolitan_borough=    
| metropolitan_county = 
|region=East Midlands
|constituency_westminster= [Gainsborough](/source/Gainsborough_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
|post_town= Lincoln
|postcode_district = LN3
|postcode_area= LN
|dial_code=
|os_grid_reference=  TF0783
|london_distance_mi=  110<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances -->
|london_direction=  S
}}
'''Friesthorpe''' is a settlement and [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) in the [West Lindsey](/source/West_Lindsey) [district](/source/Non-metropolitan_district) of [Lincolnshire](/source/Lincolnshire), England. The population of the civil parish (including Snarford and Snelland) at the 2011 census was 204.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123603&c=Friesthorpe&d=16&e=62&g=6447657&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1464536691253&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=29 May 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>   It is situated {{convert|4|mi|km|0}} south-west from the town of [Market Rasen](/source/Market_Rasen), {{convert|9|mi|km|0}} north-east from the city and [county town](/source/county_town) of [Lincoln](/source/Lincoln%2C_England), and just east from the [A46 road](/source/A46_road).

Friesthorpe [Grade II](/source/Listed_building) listed [Anglican](/source/Anglican) church is dedicated to [St Peter](/source/St_Peter).<ref name=NHLE>{{NHLE|num=1359511 |desc=Church of St Peter|accessdate= 1 August 2011}}</ref> The church is of 13th-century origin, and was rebuilt in 1841 except for the tower.<ref name=Cox>Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p.&nbsp;129; Methuen & Co. Ltd</ref>

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==External links==
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Category:West Lindsey District

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