Long Sutton, Lincolnshire
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| Long Sutton | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church | |
| Population | 4,821 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TF430230 |
| • London | 90 mi (140 km) SSW |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SPALDING |
| Postcode district | PE12 |
| Dialling code | 01406 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Long Sutton, is a market town in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies the Lincolnshire Fens, close to the Wash and 13 miles (21 km) east from Spalding.
History
Long Sutton was historically in the wapentake of Elloe[2] in the Parts of Holland. The Friday market dates back to the early 13th century when the town was a prosperous trading centre.[citation needed] By the mid-14th century, it was considered[by whom?] to be one of the richest communities in Lincolnshire.[citation needed]
Within St Mary's Church can be found a memorial inscribed "Alas Poor Bailey". This is in memory of a local surgeon, John Bailey, who was killed by robbers while returning to the town following a visit to a patient in Tydd St Mary. He was attacked just after midnight on 22 April 1795. His murderers were never caught.[3][4]
Prosperity continued into the 20th century, helped by the arrival of the railways.[citation needed] In the 1950s eleven trains would daily transport passengers and local produce to and from the town.[citation needed]
The town previously had a railway station on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway. However, it was closed in 1959 when passenger services were withdrawn from almost the entire M&GN route.[citation needed]
In 1987 a Butterfly Park was opened near Long Sutton. The park was closed in October 2012 after a series of losses and bad weather.[5]
On 21 June 2012, at about 2:30 pm, a tornado hit Long Sutton. Particular damage was caused in Woad Lane with the tornado "leaving a trail of destruction in its wake".[6]
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south to Tydd St Mary with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 7,260.[7]
Community
Long Sutton is the terminus of the A1101, the UK's lowest road.[citation needed] It is now bypassed, with Sutton Bridge, by the A17 which follows the former railway. In 2001 the town had a population of 6,461.[8][page needed]
Long Sutton has a Friday market and produce auction.[citation needed]
The town has a history of association with antique dealers and shops,[according to whom?] because of its location just off the A17 which leads to Newark where the International Antiques & Collectors fair is held annually.[9][failed verification]
The town is known for floral displays that decorate the town and its churches throughout spring and summer, and was named amongst the best kept villages in Lincolnshire, and for the second year running, has been named best small town in the East Midlands in Bloom competition.[citation needed]
Long Sutton is served by one main local newspaper company, Spaldingtoday, which produces the Spalding Guardian and the Lincolnshire free press.[10]
Premier Foods had a food processing plant in Long Sutton, producing Fray Bentos pies. Following the sale of the Fray Bentos business to Baxters in 2011, production was moved to Scotland in 2013.[11][12]
Facilities and landmarks
Town public houses are the Olde Ship Inn on London Road, the Crown and Woolpack on High Street, and the Corn Exchange and the Granary on Market Street.
Long Sutton County Primary School is located on Dick Turpin Way in the centre of Long Sutton; it has about 400 pupils. The Peele Community College is the local co-educational secondary modern school.
St Mary's Church has a 13th-century lead-covered timber spire. It is of a similar design to Chesterfield's twisted spire but Long Sutton's spire is straight. It is the highest, oldest and best-preserved lead spire in England and possibly Europe.[citation needed] The town has many examples of Georgian architecture.[citation needed]
Sport
The town's football club, Long Sutton Athletic, play in the Peterborough & District League, and have previously played in the Eastern Counties League.[13]
Notable people
The highwayman Dick Turpin lived in Long Sutton for about nine months, under the alias of John Palmer (or Parmen).[14] There is a road in the town named after him.
References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ http://domesdaymap.co.uk/hundred/elloe/ Domesday Map Online: Long Sutton
- ^ Urban, Sylvanus. The Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle for the Year 1795. Volume 77. Part the First. (1795). p.441
- ^ Codd, Daniel (2013). Tales from the Gibbet Post (The Hunt for 'Butcher Jack'). Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. Kindle Edition. ASIN: B00D2B8OWA
- ^ "Long Sutton Butterfly Park to close". BBC News. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Tornado hits Long Sutton"; Spalding Guardian 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Annual Monitoring Report 2006-07, p. 11; South Holland District Council
- ^ "Antique Fairs – IACF Antique & Collectors Fairs". Iacf.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ "News - Spalding Guardian". Spaldingtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ "Baxters Fray Bentos acquisition cleared". BBC News.
- ^ "On the move". FoodManufacture.co.uk.
- ^ "Long Sutton Athletic Football Club". Teamstats.net. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ Kyll, Thomas (1739), The Trial of the Notorious Highwayman Richard Turpin, London: Ward and Chandler booksellers[page needed]
External links
Media related to Long Sutton, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons- Long Sutton Parish Council
- St Mary's church
- The Peele Community College
- Long Sutton Primary School Website
