Snarford

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Snarford
Lincolnshire
St.Lawrence's church, Snarford, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 73301.jpg
Church of St Lawrence, Snarford
Location
Grid reference: TF050824
Location: 53°19’43"N, 0°25’27"W
Data
Post town: Market Rasen
Postcode: LN8
Local Government
Council: West Lindsey
Parliamentary
constituency:
Gainsborough

Snarford is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire, nine miles north-east of the county town, the City of Lincoln, and six miles south-west of Market Rasen.

The village is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Snardesforde", with 18 households.[1]

Parish church

The parish church, St Lawrence, dates from the 12th century. It was altered and extended in the 13th and 14th centuries and restored in 1853. The church is a Grade I listed building.[2]

St Lawrence 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]

Snarford Hall, the seat of the St Paul family, no longer exists.

Hospital of Sir George St Paul, Snarford

Sights of the village

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.[4]

The Manor House is a Grade II listed limestone farmhouse dating from the 17th century, with 19th-century alterations.[5]

Outside links

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References

  1. Snarford in the Domesday Book
  2. National Heritage List 1165955: St Laurence, Snarford (Grade I listing)
  3. National Monuments Record: No. 539195 – St Lawrence Church, Snarford
  4. Hospital of Sir George St Paul - Registered Charity no. 216712 at the Charity Commission
  5. National Heritage List 1064123: Manor House, Snarford (Grade II listing)