Sutton St James
| Sutton St James | |
 Sutton St James' church tower and chancel |
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| Population | 953 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | TF396183 |
| – London | 100 mi (160 km) S |
| District | South Holland |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Spalding |
| Postcode district | PE12 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | South Holland and The Deepings |
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Coordinates: 52°44′41″N 0°04′03″E / 52.744612°N 0.067388°E
Sutton St James is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west from Long Sutton.
Lying in the Lincolnshire Fens, Sutton St James did not exist at the time of the 1086 Domesday Book. Sutton St James was a chapelry to the parish of Long Sutton until it was created a civil parish in 1866.[1]
The parish church is dedicated to Saint James, and is unusual in that the chancel and tower are disconnected, the nave having been destroyed during the Interregnum, when Oliver Cromwell was Lord Protector of England.[2] The tower is Grade II* listed and dates from the 15th century, with restorations in 1879 and 1894.[3] The chancel is Grade II listed and dates from the 15th century – it was heavily restored at the same time as the tower, and an extension was added in the 20th-century. The font bowl is 15th-century.[4]
St Ives Cross is a 14th-century butter cross. All that now remains are four steps, the base and 12 inches (30 cm) of the shaft. It stands at the junction of four roads west of the village, and is a scheduled monument and Grade II listed.[5][6][7]
Unusually for a small village, there is another cross located near Old Fen Dyke, which is believed to be a market cross, nearly 0.75 miles (1 km) south-west of St Ives Cross. Similarly, the base, and part of the shaft are all that survive. It is scheduled and Grade II listed.[8] It is believed to be one of a rare group of medieval boundary markers of which only two other crosses survive.[9][10]
Sutton St James has two butchers, a primary school, church hall, village hall, gun shop, hairdressers, farm shop, public house, post office, shop, bowls club, football club, a small park, garage, a Baptist church and a playgroup.
References
- ↑ "Sutton St James". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ↑ "St James church, Sutton St James". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ↑ "St James Tower". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ↑ "St James Chancel". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ↑ "St Ives Cross". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ↑ "St Ives Cross (Scheduled)". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ↑ "St Ives Cross (Listed)". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ↑ "Medieval Cross". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ↑ "Medieval Cross (Scheduled)". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ↑ "Medieval Cross (listing)". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
External links
Media related to Sutton St James at Wikimedia Commons- Sutton St James Parish Website
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