| Susworth | |
|---|---|
 Inn at Susworth | |
  Susworth Location within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE835021 |
| • London | 140 mi (230 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GAINSBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | DN17 |
| Dialling code | 01724 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Susworth is a hamlet in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is on the east bank of the River Trent, 3 miles (5 km) west from Scotter, in which civil parish it lies. The nearest large towns are Gainsborough, approximately 7 miles (11 km) to the south, and Scunthorpe 7 miles to the north-east.
This settlement documented as 'Susworth' was recorded c.1200, parts of which were considered associated with East Ferry.[1]
In the second half of the 18th century, before the establishment of the Methodist chapel, invited Wesleyan preachers, one of whom was John Wesley, used a private house in the hamlet.[2]
Susworth is recorded in the 1872 White's Directory as a hamlet of Scotter, others being Scotterthorpe and Cotehouses. There were six farmers in the hamlet, one of whom was also a blacksmith. There was the licensed victualler of the White Horse public house who was also a coal merchant, a further coal merchant, two shopkeepers, a joiner & wheelwright, a corn miller, a maltster, and a foreman maltster.[3]
In 1885 Susworth contained a Primitive Methodist chapel. Occupations included ten farmers, a shopkeeper, wheelwright, blacksmith, and the landlord of the White Horse public house.[4] By 1933 there were two Methodist chapels and a church reading room. The number of farmers had dropped to five, with one smallholder. A shop and the White Horse pub still existed.[5]
Susworth soldiers killed in the First World War received no memorial within the village; at least eleven Susworth men survived the war.[6]
The village contains a centre for civil marriages run by North Lincolnshire Council,[7] a riverside inn and a post box.
- ^ Historic England. "Medieval settlement of Susworth (891658)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Obituary", The Wesleyan Methodist Magazine Volume 10 pp.203, 285 (1831). Retrieved 30 June 2014
- ^ White, William (1872), Whites Directory of Lincolnshire, pp.323-324
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1885, pp. 615, 616
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1933, pp. 473, 474
- ^ "Susworth Great War servicemen", Scotter Parish Council. Retrieved 30 June 2014
- ^ "Civil venues in North Lincolnshire", North Lincolnshire Council. Retrieved 30 June 2014