Sutterby

Sutterby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Langton by Spilsby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 9 miles (14 km) south-east from Louth and 8 miles (13 km) east from Horncastle. In 1931 the parish had a population of 24.^[1] On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Langton by Spilsby.^[2]

Sutterby
St John the Baptist, Sutterby
Sutterby Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF386724
• London	115 mi (185 km) S
Civil parish	Langton by Spilsby
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Spilsby
Postcode district	LN11
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.23059°N 0.076119°E / 53.23059; 0.076119

The first recorded mention of Sutterby is in the Domesday Book; the "-by" at the end of its name indicates this place may originally have been a Viking settlement (the village is located within the area of the Danelaw).^{[citation needed]}

In 1219 Hugh of Wells, bishop of Lincoln, granted the church at Sutterby to the Benedictine Nuns of the Priory of Chester. It seems^{[according to whom?]} that the nuns had lost it, however, by the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.^{[citation needed]} The Church of John the Baptist, is a Grade II listed building under the protection of the Friends of Friendless Churches.^[3][4][5]