Springthorpe
Springthorpe
Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
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 4 miles (6 km) 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][4]
The deserted medieval village of "Sturgate" or "Stourgate" was in the parish, and was documented from the end of the 12th century.[5]