Suttertonis a village andcivil parishin theBorough of BostoninLincolnshire,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 withinLincolnshire | |
| 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 |
Suttertonparish churchis 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 isAlgarkirk,with which Sutterton shares Sutterton Fourfields Primary School.[4]
Governance
editThe village is one of eighteenparisheswhich, together withBoston,form theBorough of BostoninLincolnshire.The parish forms part of the 'Five Villages'[clarification needed]electoral ward.
Beforelocal government reorganisation in 1974,the parish was part of theBoston Rural Districtin theParts of Hollanddivision of Lincolnshire.
Transport
editSutterton is near the junction of theA16andA17roads and on theB1397.TheSpaldingbypass 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 byAlgarkirk and Sutterton railway station[9]on the Spalding to Boston line.
References
edit- ^"Parish Profiles".Office for National Statistics.Retrieved5 August2024.
- ^"Civil Parish population 2011".Neighbourhood Statistics.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved31 May2016.
- ^St Mary's church, Sutterton;retrieved 10 April 2011
- ^Sutterton Fourfields Primary School;retrieved 10 April 2011
- ^Boston TargetWednesday 23 June 1993, page 7
- ^Lincolnshire Free PressTuesday 22 June 1993, page 9
- ^Lincolnshire EchoSaturday 1 July 1995, page 4
- ^Lincolnshire Free PressTuesday 4 July 1995, page 44
- ^"Old Station"geograph.org.uk;retrieved 10 April 2011
External links
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Media related toSuttertonat Wikimedia Commons- "Sutterton"Genuki.Retrieved 10 April 2011
