{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=December 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox UK place | static_image_name= St.Lawrence's church, Snarford, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 73301.jpg | static_image_alt= | static_image_caption= Church of St Lawrence, Snarford | country = England | official_name= Snarford | map_alt= | coordinates = {{coord|53.328665|-0.424230|display=inline,title}} | population= | population_ref= | shire_district= West Lindsey | shire_county = Lincolnshire | region= East Midlands | constituency_westminster= Gainsborough | post_town= Market Rasen | postcode_district = LN8 | postcode_area= LN | dial_code= | os_grid_reference= TF050824 | london_distance_mi= 130<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances --> | london_direction= S }}
'''Snarford''' is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately {{convert|9|mi|km|0}} north-east from the city and county town of Lincoln and {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} south-west from the town of Market Rasen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Snarford|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=13581&st=SNARFORD|work=Vision of Britain|publisher=University of Portsmouth|accessdate=20 July 2011}}</ref> It is in the civil parish of Friesthorpe.
Snarford is listed in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086 as "Snardesforde", with 18 households.<ref>{{cite web|title=Snarford|url=http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TF0582/snarford/|work=Domesday Map|publisher=Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull|accessdate=20 July 2011}}</ref>
==Parish church== {{main|St Lawrence's Church, Snarford}} The Grade I listed parish church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and dates from the 12th century. It was altered and extended in the 13th and 14th centuries and restored in 1853. It contains a collection of monuments: *Sir Thomas St Poll and his wife Faith Grantham *Sir George St Paul and his wife Frances *Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick.<ref>{{PastScape|mname=St Lawrence Church, Snarford|mnumber=539195|accessdate=20 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{NHLE|desc=St Laurence, Snarford|num=1165955|accessdate=20 July 2011}}</ref> Snarford Hall, the seat of the St Paul family, no longer exists.<ref>{{cite web|title=Snarford Hall|url=http://lh.matthewbeckett.com/lh_complete_list.html|work=Englands Lost Country Houses|publisher=Matthew Beckett|access-date=20 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722121505/http://lh.matthewbeckett.com/lh_complete_list.html|archive-date=22 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
==Almshouses== The Hospital of Sir George St Paul is a registered charity of four almshouses for local "poor persons of good character" set up by Sir George St Paul.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hospital of Sir George St Paul|url=http://www.charitiesdirect.com/charities/hospital-of-sir-george-st-paul-216712.html|work=Charities Direct|publisher=Charities Direct|accessdate=20 July 2011}}</ref> thumb|left|200px|Hospital of Sir George St Paul, Snarford
The Manor House is a Grade II listed limestone farmhouse dating from the 17th century, with 19th-century alterations.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Manor House, Snarford|num=1064123|accessdate=20 July 2011}}</ref> {{clear left}}
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==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Snarford}}
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Category:Villages in Lincolnshire Category:Civil parishes in Lincolnshire Category:West Lindsey District