Sutterton
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Sutterton is a village and rural parish in Lincolnshire
. It won a Best Kept Village award in 2005.
Sutterton lies approximately seven miles south-south-west of Boston
, near the junction of the A16 and A17, and on the B1397 (formerly A16). To the north is Kirton
. The Spalding
bypass opened as the Spalding-Sutterton Improvement in 1995.
The village is one of eighteen parishes
which, together with Boston
, form the Lincolnshire Borough of Boston
. Local governance has been arranged as such since the reorganization of 1 April 1974, resulting from the Local Government Act 1972
. The parish forms part of the Five Villages electoral ward. Sutterton parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Blessed Virgin.
Close to the east is Algarkirk
with which Sutterton shares Sutterton Fourfields Primary School. Before 1970, the two villages also shared the Algarkirk and Sutterton railway station
, on the Spalding to Boston line, now next to the A16.
, in Parts of Holland. Holland was one of the three divisions of the traditional County of Lincolnshire. Since the Local Government Act
of 1888 Holland had been, in most respects, a county in itself.
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. It won a Best Kept Village award in 2005.
Sutterton lies approximately seven miles south-south-west of Boston
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
, near the junction of the A16 and A17, and on the B1397 (formerly A16). To the north is Kirton
Kirton, Lincolnshire
Kirton, or Kirton in Holland is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Boston, in Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Kirton is on the A16, B1397 and B1192 south of Boston, near Frampton and Sutterton. Several satellite villages and hamlets take their name from Kirton, including Kirton...
. The Spalding
Spalding, Lincolnshire
Spalding is a market town with a population of 30,000 on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. Little London is a hamlet directly south of Spalding on the B1172 road....
bypass opened as the Spalding-Sutterton Improvement in 1995.
The village is one of eighteen parishes
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
which, together with Boston
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
, form the Lincolnshire Borough of Boston
Boston (borough)
Boston is a local government district with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Boston. It lies around N53°0'0" W0°0'0"....
. Local governance has been arranged as such since the reorganization of 1 April 1974, resulting from the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
. The parish forms part of the Five Villages electoral ward. Sutterton parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Blessed Virgin.
Close to the east is Algarkirk
Algarkirk
Algarkirk is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Boston in Lincolnshire, England, south-south-west of Boston near the A16. Some people spell the village Algakirk. It has a population of 406.-History:...
with which Sutterton shares Sutterton Fourfields Primary School. Before 1970, the two villages also shared the Algarkirk and Sutterton railway station
Algarkirk and Sutterton railway station
Algarkirk and Sutterton railway station was a station which served the villages of Algarkirk and Sutterton in the English county of Lincolnshire...
, on the Spalding to Boston line, now next to the A16.
History
Hitherto, the parish had formed part of Boston Rural DistrictBoston Rural District
Boston was a rural district in Holland, Lincolnshire from 1894 to 1974.It was formed from the Boston rural sanitary district by the Local Government Act 1894. It did not include the municipal borough of Boston...
, in Parts of Holland. Holland was one of the three divisions of the traditional County of Lincolnshire. Since the Local Government Act
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of 1888 Holland had been, in most respects, a county in itself.