Sutton St Edmund
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Sutton St Edmunds is a village and civil parish
in the South Holland
district of Lincolnshire
, England, about 14 miles (22.5 km) south east of the town of Spalding
.
Sutton St Edmunds was a chapelry
to the parish of Long Sutton
until 1866. 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 with some 19th century alterations and extensions. It was extended again in 1987.
The village has a village hall.
Guarnock House is a grade II listed building built of red brick. It was built in 1699, with a 20th century roof.
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 1969/1970.
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
.
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...
in the South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...
district of Lincolnshire
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...
, England, about 14 miles (22.5 km) south east of the town of 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....
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Sutton St Edmunds was a chapelry
Chapelry
A chapelry was a subdivision of an ecclesiastical parish in England, and parts of Lowland Scotland up to the mid 19th century. It had a similar status to a township but was so named as it had a chapel which acted as a subsidiary place of worship to the main parish church...
to the parish of Long Sutton
Long Sutton, Lincolnshire
Long Sutton, is a market town in Lincolnshire, England. Located in South Holland district, it lies close to the Wash.-Geography:The town has an estimated population of 5,037 in 2007. It is 13 miles east from Spalding.-Lincolnshire Fens:...
until 1866. The parish includes the hamlet of Throckenholt
Throckenholt
Throckenholt is a village in the civil parish of Sutton St Edmund in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located close to the boarder of Cambridgeshire about south-east of Spalding, west of Wisbech and south of Holbeach....
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The parish church is a red brick grade II listed building dedicated to Saint Edmund
Saint Edmund
Saint Edmund may refer to:* Saint Edmund the Martyr , king of East Anglia who was venerated as a martyr saint soon after his death at the hands of Vikings* Saint Edmund Arrowsmith , Jesuit, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales...
. It was completely rebuilt in 1795 with some 19th century alterations and extensions. It was extended again in 1987.
The village has a village hall.
Guarnock House is a grade II listed building built of red brick. It was built in 1699, with a 20th century roof.
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 1969/1970.
Throckenholt Priory was sited here, it was a hermitage
Hermitage
Hermitage may refer to:*Hermitage , hermit's dwelling place, a place of relaxing retreat*4758 Hermitage, asteroid-Grapes:* Syrah in Australia* Cinsaut or Cinsault in South Africa and parts of Europe* Marsanne...
and chapel in existence from at least 1107-1540. It was granted to Thorney Abbey
Thorney Abbey
Thorney Abbey was on the island of Thorney in The Fens of Cambridgeshire, England.- History :The earliest documentary sources refer to a mid-7th century hermitage destroyed by a Viking incursion in the late 9th century. A Benedictine monastery was founded in the 970s, and a huge rebuilding...
by Nigel, Bishop of Ely
Bishop of Ely
The Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese roughly covers the county of Cambridgeshire , together with a section of north-west Norfolk and has its see in the City of Ely, Cambridgeshire, where the seat is located at the...
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