Sutterton is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Boston in Lincolnshire, England, approximately 6 miles (10 km) south-west of Boston. The population of the parish at the 2021 census was 1,769,[1][failed verification] up from 1,585 in 2011.[2]
| Sutterton | |
|---|---|
 St. Mary the Blessed Virgin, Sutterton | |
  Sutterton Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 1,769 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | TF283357 |
| • London | 95 mi (153 km) S |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOSTON |
| Postcode district | PE20 |
| Dialling code | 01205 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
Sutterton parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Blessed Virgin.[3] The village has a post office and general store, one public house and restaurant, a fish-and-chip shop, a garden centre, a veterinary practice, a doctors' practice and a village hall used in conjunction with the primary school. Close to the east is Algarkirk, with which Sutterton shares Sutterton Fourfields Primary School.[4]
Governance
editThe village is one of eighteen parishes which, together with Boston, form the Borough of Boston in Lincolnshire. The parish forms part of the 'Five Villages'[clarification needed] electoral ward.
Before local government reorganisation in 1974, the parish was part of the Boston Rural District in the Parts of Holland division of Lincolnshire.
Transport
editSutterton is near the junction of the A16 and A17 roads and on the B1397. The Spalding bypass opened as the 'Spalding-Sutterton Improvement' in 1995.
The contract was given to May Gurney for £4,402,863 in June 1993 for 3 miles.[5][6] Work started in July 1993. The bypass was opened on Friday 30 June 1995 by Lawrie Haynes, chief of the Highways Agency.[7][8]
Until its closure in 1970, the village was served by Algarkirk and Sutterton railway station[9] on the Spalding to Boston line.
References
edit- ^ "Parish Profiles". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ St Mary's church, Sutterton; retrieved 10 April 2011
- ^ Sutterton Fourfields Primary School; retrieved 10 April 2011
- ^ Boston Target Wednesday 23 June 1993, page 7
- ^ Lincolnshire Free Press Tuesday 22 June 1993, page 9
- ^ Lincolnshire Echo Saturday 1 July 1995, page 4
- ^ Lincolnshire Free Press Tuesday 4 July 1995, page 44
- ^ "Old Station" geograph.org.uk; retrieved 10 April 2011
External links
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Media related to Sutterton at Wikimedia Commons- "Sutterton" Genuki. Retrieved 10 April 2011
