Snarford is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the West Lindsey

West Lindsey

West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...

 district of Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

, England, about 9 miles (14.5 km) north west of the city of Lincoln

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....

 and about 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of the town of Market Rasen

Market Rasen

Market Rasen is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the River Rase northeast of Lincoln, east of Gainsborough and southwest of Grimsby. According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 3,200....

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Snarford was listed in Domesday Book

Domesday Book

Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...

 of 1086 as "Snardesforde" when it had eighteen households.
The grade I listed parish church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence

Saint Lawrence

Lawrence of Rome was one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome who were martyred during the persecution of Valerian in 258.- Holy Chalice :...

 and dates from the 12th century. It was altered and extended in the 13th and 14th centuries and restored in 1853. It contains a fine collection of monuments to Thomas St Paul and Sir George St Paul, 1st Baronet

Sir George St Paul, 1st Baronet

Sir George St Paul, 1st Baronet was an English politician.He was born the son of Thomas St Paul of Snarford, Lincolnshire and educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1580...

 and also to Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick

Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick

Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich, created 1st Earl of Warwick was the son of Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich, and Elizabeth Baldry.-Marriages and children:First married Penelope Devereux on 10 January, 1581...

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

The Hospital of Sir George St Paul is a registered charity of four almshouse

Almshouse

Almshouses are charitable housing provided to enable people to live in a particular community...

s for local "poor persons of good character" set up by Sir George St Paul.

The Manor House is a grade II listed limestone

Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....

farmhouse dating from the 17th century, with 19th century alterations.