{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England}} {{About|the English village|people with the surname|Springthorpe (surname)}} {{Use British English|date=December 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox UK place | static_image_name= St.Lawrence and St.George's church, Springthorpe, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 47891.jpg | static_image_alt= | static_image_caption= Church of St Lawrence and St George, Springthorpe | country = England | official_name= Springthorpe | map_alt= | coordinates = {{coord|53.396790|-0.6844|display=inline,title}} | 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 | dial_code= | os_grid_reference= SK875896 | london_distance_mi= 135<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances --> | 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128778&c=Springthorpe&d=16&e=62&g=6447726&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1464622120752&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=30 May 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref> It is situated approximately {{convert|4|mi|km|0}} east from the town of Gainsborough.
Springthorpe is listed in ''Domesday Book'' as "Springetorp", consisting of 21 households and a church.<ref>{{cite web|title=Springthorpe|url=http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SK8789/springthorpe/|work=Domesday Map|publisher=Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull|accessdate=21 July 2011}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=St Lawrence and St George|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-197093-church-of-st-lawrence-and-st-george-spri|work=British Listed Buildings|publisher=English Heritage|accessdate=21 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{PastScape|mname=St Lawrence and St George|mnumber=324823|accessdate=21 July 2011}}</ref>
The deserted medieval village of "Sturgate" or "Stourgate" was in the parish, and was documented from the end of the 12th century.<ref>{{PastScape|mname=Sturgate|mnumber=891742|accessdate=21 July 2011}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Springthorpe}} *[http://www.springthorpe-village.org.uk/ Springthorpe Village web site]
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Category:Villages in Lincolnshire Category:Civil parishes in Lincolnshire Category:West Lindsey District