1. History

2. Governance

3. Community
    Food canning factory  Facilities and landmarks  Sport 

4. Notable people

5. References

6. External links

Long Sutton, is a market town in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the Lincolnshire Fens, close to the Wash and {{convert|13|mi|km|0}} east from Spalding.

History

Long Sutton was historically in the wapentake of Elloe^[2] in the Parts of Holland.

A flood in 1236 that destroyed Wisbech Castle is also said to have washed away the village of Dolproon (or Dolprun) near Long Sutton and its existence has been handed down in the lines:-

When Dolproon stood, Long Sutton was a wood,

When Dolproon was washed down, Long Sutton became a town.^[3]

The Friday market dates back to the early 13th century when the town was a prosperous trading centre.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} By the mid-14th century, it was considered{{by whom|date=April 2012}} to be one of the richest communities in Lincolnshire.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}

Prosperity continued into the 20th century, helped by the arrival of the railways.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}} In the 1950s eleven trains would daily transport passengers and local produce to and from the town.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} Long Sutton railway station on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway closed in 1959 when passenger services were withdrawn.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}

In 1987 a Butterfly Park was opened near Long Sutton. The park was closed in October 2012 after a series of losses and bad weather.^[4]

On 21 June 2012, at about 2:30 pm, a tornado hit Long Sutton. Particular damage was caused in Woad Lane with the tornado "leaving a trail of destruction in its wake".^[5]

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south to Tydd St Mary with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 7,260.^[6]

Community

Long Sutton is the terminus of the A1101, the UK's lowest road.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} It is now bypassed, with Sutton Bridge, by the A17 which follows the former railway. In 2001 the town had a population of 6,461.^[7]{{page needed|date=December 2013}}

Long Sutton has a Friday market and produce auction.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} The town has a history of association with antique dealers and shops.{{according to whom|date=April 2012}}

The town is known for floral displays that decorate the town and its churches throughout spring and summer, and was named amongst the best kept villages in Lincolnshire, and for the second year running, has been named best small town in the East Midlands in Bloom competition.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}

Long Sutton is served by one main local newspaper company, Spalding Today, which produces the Spalding Guardian and the Lincolnshire Free Press.^[8]

Food canning factory

One of the largest employers in the area since the 1940s was the food canning factory of Lockwoods Foods Limited, on Bridge Road between Sutton Bridge and Long Sutton. Lockwoods produced a wide range of own-brand canned food and drink products, ranging from canned mushy peas to seasonal strawberries, cola^[9][10] to ginger beer^[11] and lemonade shandy^[12] to name a few, for both the domestic UK and overseas markets, including third-party brands such as Del Monte. During the 1980s, the factory was purchased by Premier Foods when Lockwoods Foods Limited went into administrative receivership. Premier Foods, among other popular food brands, would later produce the popular staple food Fray Bentos canned steak and kidney pie at the Long Sutton factory. Following the sale of the Fray Bentos business to Baxters in 2011, production was moved to Scotland in 2013.^[13][14] The factory facility, is now part of the Princes Food & Drink Group and Long Sutton is their largest food production site in the United Kingdom.

Facilities and landmarks

Town public houses are the Olde Ship Inn on London Road, the Crown and Woolpack on High Street, and the Corn Exchange and the Granary on Market Street.

Long Sutton County Primary School is located on Dick Turpin Way in the centre of Long Sutton; it has about 400 pupils. The Peele Community College is the local co-educational secondary modern school.

St Mary's Church has a 13th-century lead-covered timber spire. It is of a similar design to Chesterfield's twisted spire but Long Sutton's spire is straight. It is the highest, oldest and best-preserved lead spire in England and possibly Europe.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} The church is a Grade I listed building.^[15]

Within the church is a memorial inscribed "Alas! Poor Bailey". This is in memory of a local surgeon, John Bailey, who was killed by robbers while returning from a visit to a patient in Tydd St Mary. He was attacked just after midnight on 22 April 1795. His murderers were not caught.^[16][17]

Sport

The town's football club, Long Sutton Athletic F.C., play in the Peterborough & District League, and have previously played in the Eastern Counties League.^[18]

Notable people

The highwayman Dick Turpin lived in Long Sutton for about nine months, under the alias of John Palmer (or Parmen).^[19] There is a road in the town named after him.

References

External links

• {{commons category-inline|Long Sutton, Lincolnshire}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110608121334/http://www.sholland.gov.uk/council/councillors/parishes/longsutton/ Long Sutton Parish Council]
• St Mary's church

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