Friesthorpe

Settlement and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England

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53°20′12″N 0°23′28″W / 53.3366°N 0.3910°W / 53.3366; -0.3910

Friesthorpe is a settlement and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish (including Snarford and Snelland) at the 2011 census was 204.[1] It is situated 4 miles (6 km) south-west from the town of Market Rasen, 9 miles (14 km) north-east from the city and county town of Lincoln, and just east from the A46 road.

Friesthorpe Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Peter.[2] The church is of 13th-century origin, and was rebuilt in 1841 except for the tower.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1359511)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  3. ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 129; Methuen & Co. Ltd

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