Parish in South Holland, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.741, 0.054 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 38 17 |
| Dialling code: | 01406 (Holbeach) |
Sutton St James is a small village and civil parish in the district of South Holland, Lincolnshire, set on the wide, low-lying landscape of the Fens. The surrounding countryside is dominated by large arable fields, straight drainage channels and big skies, with the market town of Spalding and the coastline of The Wash within easy reach.
Locally the economy and community life centre on farming and associated agri-business, and the village retains a rural feel with a parish church and a mix of older farmhouses and more modern homes. Its history is rooted in centuries of fen drainage and land reclamation, so the settlement provides a quiet example of Lincolnshire’s agricultural heritage and close‑knit village life.
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