# Springthorpe

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{{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](/source/West_Lindsey)
| shire_county =          [Lincolnshire](/source/Lincolnshire)
| region=                 East Midlands
| constituency_westminster= [Gainsborough](/source/Gainsborough_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| post_town=              [Gainsborough](/source/Gainsborough%2C_Lincolnshire)
| 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](/source/civil_parish) in the [West Lindsey](/source/West_Lindsey) district of [Lincolnshire](/source/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](/source/Gainsborough%2C_Lincolnshire).

Springthorpe is listed in ''[Domesday Book](/source/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](/source/limestone) parish church, which is dedicated to [Saint Lawrence](/source/Saint_Lawrence) and [Saint George](/source/Saint_George), is a Grade I [listed building](/source/listed_building) dating from the 11th century, and restored in 1865. The [font](/source/baptismal_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](/source/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>

==References==
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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

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