Sutton-on-Sea

Sutton-on-Sea

The beach, Sutton on Sea
Sutton-on-Sea
Sutton-on-Sea shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference TF520817
• London 125 mi (201 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Mablethorpe
Postcode district LN12
Dialling code 01507
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament

Sutton-on-Sea (originally Sutton in the Marsh or Sutton le Marsh) is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, beside a long sandy beach along the North Sea. The village is part of the civil parish of Mablethorpe and Sutton. The amenities include a post office, public houses, a general store, a hotel and a paddling pool on the sea front. The southern part of the village, which includes a golf resort, is known as Sandilands.

It is on two roads between villages north of Skegness and Mablethorpe (to the north). Its housing is almost entirely east of one of two roads linking Mablethorpe to the A16 which unite near Alford a town 6 miles (10 km) inland, to the south-west. Hugging the coast, it is 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Mablethorpe, the nearest town. By a very winding main road or a road passing Saltfleetby, Louth, the largest town in the District, is approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) away at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds AONB.[n 1]

History

At very low tides it is possible to view the remains of an ancient mixed forest on the beaches of Mablethorpe and Sutton on Sea. It was submerged by rising sea levels about 3000 years ago.[1][2] Sea flooding was a periodic problem in the Middle Ages. The village was last flooded on 31 January 1953, when a ten-foot storm surge broke through the flood defences.[3]

The church, which is a Grade II listed building, is dedicated to Saint Clement. It was built in 1818–19 on a new site, after the previous church was destroyed by the sea.[4]

The Alford and Sutton Tramway ran from Alford town to Sutton-on-Sea on rails set into the road. It opened in 1884 and closed five years later.[5][6]

Sutton-on-Sea railway station opened as part of the Sutton and Willoughby Railway in 1886. It closed on 5 October 1970, by which time it was owned by British Rail.[7]

Port proposed by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway

In 1897 the village was the subject of a plan by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway to build a port and harbour at the terminus of its East-West line to Warrington on the Manchester Ship Canal.[8] However, by the time the line reached Lincoln the money had run out and Lincoln remained its terminus.[8]

Education

Sutton on Sea Community Primary School was built in 1862 as a National School, becoming a board school in 1887, and a council school in 1903. It became a primary school in 1964, and has been called the Sutton on Sea Community Primary School since 1999.[9]

Demography

Retired status as to adult majority

When the 2011 census was taken, Sutton on Sea had two electoral wards, North and South. The south ward ranked, out of all 8570 nationwide, 2nd by proportion of retirees in the total population, and the north ward ranked 6th. Between these, ranking 3rd, was neighbouring Trusthorpe and Mablethorpe South, since which time the ward has been redrawn as Mablethorpe). The proportion on average, nationally was 15.6%; in the three wards mentioned the proportions respectively were: 45.5% retired, 41.1% retired and 42.1% retired.[10]

References

References
  1. ↑ "Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment". Project 3279. English Heritage. p. 22. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Sutton on Sea Forest". Sutton on Sea website. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Local home page Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "British Listed Buildings". St Clement, Sutton On Sea. English Heritage. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Alford to Sutton Tramway". Alford Website. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "This Is Grimsby". Grimsby. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "Disused Stations". Sutton on Sea. Subterranea Brittanica. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  8. 1 2 Cupit, J & Taylor, W., (1984) The Lancashire , Derbyshire & East Coast Railway Usk: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0853613028
  9. ↑ "Lincs to the Past". Sutton on Sea Community Primary School. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  10. ↑ UK Government statistics https://www.nomisweb.co.uk Data Downloads [or on-screen generation] - Query - KS106EW: Households with Adults in "Employment" in wards in England and Wales
Notes
  1. ↑ Louth is 20 per cent closer as the crow flies (i. e. geodesically).
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