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Sutton St James, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Sutton St James, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire, 4 miles SW of Long Sutton station on the Lynn branch of the Great Northern and Midland Joint railway, and 9 N from Wisbech, with a post and money order office under Wisbech; telegraph office, Tydd. Acreage, 2707; population of the civil parish, 605; of the ecclesiastical, 596. There is a parish council consisting of seven members. An ancient cross, with octangular stepped base, is on Ravensbank, to the W of the village, and three-quarters of a mile SW there are the remains of another. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Lincoln; net value, £99 with residence. Patron, the Vicar of Long Sutton. The church was originally erected about 1300, was destroyed, with the exception of the tower and chancel, during the Protectorate, and was restored and partly rebuilt in 1879. There are Baptist and Wesleyan chapels and charities £124.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyLincolnshire 
Civil parishLong Sutton 
Poor Law unionHolbeach 
WapentakeElloe 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Findmypast, in conjunction with the Lincolnshire Archives, have the following parish records online for Sutton St James:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1570-19111754-18121570-19111570-1907

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Sutton St James from the following:


Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Lincolnshire papers online:

DistrictSouth Holland
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtPE12
Post TownSpalding

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