SUTTON BRIDGE: South Holland Parish #2 of 22

SOUTH HOLLAND PARISH #2: SUTTON BRIDGE

This is Sutton Bridge, which was known in ancient times as "Cross Keys Wash". Its about 13 miles east of Spalding and 8 miles north of Wisbech. A familiar river runs through this one – The River Nene - which flows past the village on its northward journey to The Wash. Sutton Bridge is one of the largest parishes in South Holland and its area includes the hamlet of Guy's Head, located close to The Wash.

In 1825 an Act of Parliament saw the beginning of the modern village. Long a place where wagons and carriages were guided across the Wash, sometimes with the loss of cargo or lives, the Act allowed the Nene to be dredged and straightened. Historically, it was bendy and wound its way to the Wash through Cross Keys Marsh. A large embankment was built along its course and a bridge – a marvel of engineering at the time – was built to allow passage to Norfolk. It was completed in 1831, and soon a number of wharfs and warehouses were built along the river banks.

This ones got quite the storied past, so let’s walk and learn about it!

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#SuttonBridge, #Spalding, #SouthHolland, #Lincolnshire,

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Power Station:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/6707295...
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/725...
https://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/...
https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2020/08/a...
https://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_...

RAF Sutton Bridge:
http://sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/sho...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/myths_...
https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/ne...
https://www.heritagesouthholland.co.u...
https://www.bcar.org.uk/sutton-history
https://www.heritagesouthholland.co.u...
OS Map showing Railway Line, Old Dock location and how village used to look:
https://www.francisfrith.com/sutton-b...

The Greyhound:
https://whatpub.com/pubs/FEN/199/grey...

Baxters Fish Shop:
https://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/...

History of Sutton Bridge/Thomas Guy/Dock Collapse:
https://www.heritagesouthholland.co.u...

Westmere School:
https://www.griffinfederation.co.uk/w...

Primitive Chapel:
https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN...

St Matthew’s Drive:
https://housingcare.org/housing-care/...

Toms Wood:
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visi...

Cinema:
https://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/...

GENUKI:
https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN...

Peacock Inn:
https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/lincolns...

St Matthew’s Church:
http://www.fenlandfhs.org.uk/st-matth...
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/....
https://explorelincolnshire.co.uk/sut...

Bridge Hardware:
https://www.bridgehardware.co.uk/

Constitutional Club:
https://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/...

Demographics:
http://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/ea...

Rightmove:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-pri...

Some of the following music tracks may appear in this video:
Brendan Perkins - “Foxsnow” (B. Perkins)
   • Foxsnow  
Brendan Perkins - “Mickey's House” (B. Perkins)
   • Mickey's House  
The Keyhouse - "Voices" (H. Flunder)
   • Voices  
The Keyhouse - "Circles" (H. Flunder)
   • The Keyhouse - Circles (official audio)  
Helen Flunder - "Sun" (H. Flunder)
   • Helen Flunder - 'Sun' (Official Audio)  
Helen Flunder - “Angels” (H. Flunder)
   • Helen Flunder - Angels (Official Audio)  
Helen Flunder - “C Song” (H. Flunder)
   • Caistor and the Lincolnshire Wolds  

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