Sutton St. Edmund
Sutton St. Edmund is a parish and a village about 100 miles north of London, 14 miles south-east from Spalding and 5 miles west of the A1101 trunk road that runs between Wisbech and Long Sutton. Gedney Hill parish lies to the west, separated by a cut of the South Holland Main Drain. Cambridgeshire lies to the south and east, also defined by a drainage cut. The area is typical fenland: marshy and flat, drained by several small canals and the larger South Holland Main Drain. The parish covers over 5,600 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, consider taking the B1166 arterial road west out of Wisbeach. It will take you across the south end of the parish.
- There is caravan parking and camping just south of the village, near the B1166 road.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
- The parish was part of the Long Sutton sub-district of the Holbeach Registration District.
- In an 1890 re-organization, Sutton St. Edmund became a part of the Gedney Hill sub-district within the Holbeach Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1841 |
H.O. 107 / 611 |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2097 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2326 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3327 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2566 |
- The church is dedicated to Saint Edmund (hence the parish name).
- The church was rebuilt in 1798.
- Sutton St. Edmund used to be a chapelry of Long Sutton before being formed into its own parish.
- There is a bridge over the stream on the southeast corner of the parish, which takes one into Cambridgeshire. Harold's Bridge had a small Methodist chapel on the Cambridge side. (JB)
- Here is a photo of St. Edmund's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- Parish registers exist from 1706 (some sources give 1700). Bishop's transcripts go back to 1561.
- Sutton St. Edmund is in the East Elloe Deanery.
- The Baptists and the Free Methodists had chapels here in the 1800's. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was part of the Long Sutton sub-district of the Holbeach Registration District.
- In 1891, Sutton St. Edmund became a part of the Gedney Hill sub-district within the Holbeach Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
- The national grid reference is TF 3613.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #235 map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- In the middle of the village is a granite cross, erected to memorialize the men of the parish who perished in World War I.
- For World War I and World War II, see the Roll of Honour site for a list of those who served.
- The name Sutton St. Edmund is from the Old English suth+tun, or "southern village".
[A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991].
- This parish was formed from Long Sutton civil parish in December, 1866. Prior to that, the area had been a chapelry of Long Sutton.
- The parish was in the ancient Elloe Wapentake in the South Holland district in the parts of Holland.
- For local parish governance, visit the Sutton St Edmund Parish Council site. Be aware, they are NOT staffed to answer family history questions.
- For today's district governance, visit the South Holland District Council site.
- In March, 1884. the Hospital Drove portion of this Civil Parish was transfered to Sutton St. Mary Civil Parish.
- In April, 1934. this Civil Parish gained 82 acres from Parson Drove Civil Parish.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1831 |
626 |
| 1871 |
734 |
| 1881 |
676 |
| 1891 |
645 |
| 1901 |
600 |
| 1911 |
652 |
| 1921 |
677 |
- There was a school here, rebuilt in 1856 and enlarged in 1871. In the 1870's it had about 55 students.
- Sutton St. Edmund's School was built in 1896 to hold 100 students. It was initially simply called "The Board School".
- Southeau School was built in 1898 to hold 70 students.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Note: Sections marked (JB) were contributed by John R. G. Bland of Lincolnshire.
Last updated on 2-October-2013
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