Sutton in the Marsh, Lincolnshire
Historical Description
Sutton-in-the Marsh or Sutton-on-Sea, a parish, with a village, in Lincolnshire, on the coast, 7 miles NE of Alford. It has a station on the Louth and East Coast branch of the G.N.R., and a post, money order, and telegraph office under Alford. Acreage, 1807; population, 495. There is a parish council of seven members and a chairman. The village has risen in favour during recent years as a watering-place, its chief attraction being its sands, which are broad and firm, with a very gradual slope, making them safe and pleasant for bathing, and eminently suitable for cricket and lawn tennisy A sea-wall, about a quarter of a mile long, with a promenade and carriage drive was built in 1885. There are also some good sandhills here which are covered with marram grass, sea holly, &c. There is a coastguard station. Bricks and tiles are made. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln; net value, £205 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Lincoln. The church is mainly modern, and the chancel was rebuilt in 1860. There are Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan chapels.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Lincolnshire | |
| Ecclesiastical parish | Sutton-In-The-Marsh St. Clement | |
| Hundred | Calceworth | |
| Poor Law union | Spilsby |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The Phillimore transcript of Marriages at Sutton-le-Marsh 1561-1837, Lincolnshire is available to browse online.
Findmypast, in conjunction with the Lincolnshire Archives, have the following parish records online for Sutton On Sea:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-1911 | 1814-1911 | 1813-1911 |
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Sutton in the Marsh from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Sutton-In-The-Marsh (St. Clement))
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Lincolnshire papers online: