Snarford

Snarford
Church of St Lawrence, Snarford
Snarford Snarford shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF050824
– London	130 mi (210 km) S
District	West Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Market Rasen
Postcode district	LN8
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°19′43″N 0°25′27″W / 53.328665°N 0.424230°W / 53.328665; -0.424230

Snarford is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) north-west from the city and county town of Lincoln and 6 miles (10 km) south-west from the town of Market Rasen.^[1] The population is included in the civil parish of Friesthorpe.

Snarford is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Snardesforde", with 18 households.^[2]

Hospital of Sir George St Paul, Snarford

Main article: 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 to Thomas St Paul and Sir George St Paul, 1st Baronet and also to Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick.^[3]^[4] Snarford Hall, the seat of the St Paul family, no longer exists.^[5]

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.^[6]

The Manor House is a Grade II listed limestone farmhouse dating from the 17th century, with 19th-century alterations.^[7]

References

↑ "Snarford". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
↑ "Snarford". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
↑ Historic England. "St Lawrence Church, Snarford (539195)". PastScape. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
↑ Historic England. "St Laurence, Snarford (1165955)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
↑ "Snarford Hall". Englands Lost Country Houses. Matthew Beckett. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
↑ "Hospital of Sir George St Paul". Charities Direct. Charities Direct. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
↑ Historic England. "Manor House, Snarford (1064123)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 July 2011.

External links

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Unitary authorities	North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire

Boroughs or districts	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey

Major settlements	Alford Barton-upon-Humber Boston Bottesford Bourne Brigg Broughton Burgh-le-Marsh Caistor Cleethorpes Crowland Crowle Epworth Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Holbeach Horncastle Immingham Kirton-in-Lindsey Lincoln Long Sutton Louth Mablethorpe Market Deeping Market Rasen North Hykeham Scunthorpe Skegness Sleaford Spalding Spilsby Stamford Wainfleet All Saints Winterton Wragby See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire

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