Springthorpe

{{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

| shire_county = Lincolnshire

| region= East Midlands

| constituency_westminster= Gainsborough

| post_town= Gainsborough

| postcode_district = DN21

| postcode_area= DN

| dial_code=

| os_grid_reference= SK875896

| london_distance_mi= 135

| london_direction= S

}}

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.{{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}} It is situated approximately {{convert|4|mi|km|0}} east from the town of Gainsborough.

Springthorpe is listed in Domesday Book as "Springetorp", consisting of 21 households and a church.{{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}}

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.{{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}}{{PastScape|mname=St Lawrence and St George|mnumber=324823|accessdate=21 July 2011}}

The deserted medieval village of "Sturgate" or "Stourgate" was in the parish, and was documented from the end of the 12th century.{{PastScape|mname=Sturgate|mnumber=891742|accessdate=21 July 2011}}