Snarford

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Snarford
St.Lawrence's church, Snarford, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 73301.jpg
Church of St Lawrence, Snarford
Snarford is located in Lincolnshire
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

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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]

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Hospital of Sir George St Paul, Snarford

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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

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