Museums · East Midlands
Sutton-on-Sea
Sutton-on-Sea — a museum in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Jonathan Thacker — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Sutton-on-Sea is a museum in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Sutton-on-Sea is a museum located in the East Midlands. It showcases local history and culture, providing insight into the area's heritage. The museum serves as a resource for both residents and visitors interested in the region's past.
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Background
History
At very low tides it is possible to view the remains of an ancient mixed forest on the beaches of Mablethorpe and Sutton on Sea. It was submerged by rising sea levels about 3000 years ago. The first scholar to publish an analysis of this submarine forest – and of any submarine forest – was the Portuguese botanist and polymath, José Francisco Correia da Serra, who surveyed it in 1796, when he visited the area in the company of the distinguished naturalist Sir Joseph Banks. Sea flooding was a periodic problem during the Middle Ages. The last flood was the North Sea flood of January 1953, when a ten-foot storm surge broke through the flood defences. The parish church St Clement's Church is a…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.3112, 0.2801
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- East Lindsey
- Parish
- Mablethorpe and Sutton
- Postcode
- LN12 2HJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
Sources
- wikipedia: Sutton-on-Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sutton-on-Sea?
- Sutton-on-Sea is in East Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.3112°, 0.2801°.
- Is Sutton-on-Sea wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Sutton-on-Sea. Check ahead for specific facilities.