Sutton St James
| Sutton St James | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Sutton St James' church tower and chancel | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF396183 |
| Location: | 52°44’41"N, 0°4’3"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,118 (2011) |
| Post town: | Spalding |
| Postcode: | PE12 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Holland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Holland and The Deepings |
Sutton St James is a village in Holland, the south-eastern part of Lincolnshire, about four miles south-west of Long Sutton.
Lying in the Lincolnshire Fens, Sutton St James did not exist at the time of the Domesday Book of 1086. Later Sutton St James was a chapelry to the parish of Long Sutton until it was created a civil parish in 1866.
Sutton St James has two churches, a butcher’s, a primary school, church hall, village hall, gun shop, hairdressers, public house, post office, shop, bowls club, football club, a small park, garage and a playgroup.
Churches and crosses
The parish church is dedicated to St James, and is unusual in that the chancel and tower are disconnected, the nave having been destroyed during the Interregnum.[1] The tower is Grade II* listed and dates from the 15th century, with restorations in 1879 and 1894.[2] 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 dates from the 15th century.[3]
There is also a Baptist church.
St Ives Cross is a 14th-century butter cross. All that now remains are four steps, the base and twelve inches of the shaft. It stands at the junction of four roads west of the village, and is a scheduled monument and Grade II listed.[4][5][6]
Unusually for a small village, there is another cross located near Old Fen Dyke, which is believed to be a market cross, nearly three-quarters of a mile 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.[7] It is believed to be one of a rare group of mediæval boundary markers of which only two other crosses survive.[8][9]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 353496 – St James Church, Sutton St James
- ↑ National Heritage List 1204853: St James Tower (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1064541: Sutton St James
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 353493 – St Ives Cross
- ↑ National Heritage List 1010689: St Ives Cross (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1064542: Sutton St James
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 353503 – Mediæval Cross
- ↑ National Heritage List 1010672: Mediæval Cross (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1359248: Mediæval Cross (Grade II listing)
