Sutton St Edmunds is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England, about 14 miles (23 km) south-east from the town of Spalding.
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![]() St Edmund's church, Sutton St Edmund | |
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Population | 684 ( Including Throckenholt. 2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TF368131 |
• London | 100 mi (160 km) S |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Spalding |
Postcode district | PE12 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Sutton St Edmunds was a chapelry to the parish of Long Sutton until 1866.[2] The parish includes the hamlet of Throckenholt.
The parish church is a red-brick Grade II listed building dedicated to Saint Edmund. It was completely rebuilt in 1795, and has 19th-century alterations and extensions. It was extended again in 1987.[3]
The village has a village hall.[4]
Guarnock House is a red-brick Grade II listed building. It was built in 1699 and has a 20th-century roof.[5]
Sutton St Edmunds school was built in 1896 by Sutton St Edmunds School Board. It became a council school in 1903. It was known as Sutton St Edmund Chapel End School in the 20th century. It closed in 1969–70.[6]
Throckenholt Priory was sited here. It was a hermitage and chapel in existence from at least 1107–1540. It was granted to Thorney Abbey by Nigel, Bishop of Ely.[7]
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