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Sutton-on-Sea is a small coastal village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated at the junction of the A52 and A1111 roads, 6mi north-east from Alford and 2mi south from Mablethorpe. The village is part of the civil parish of Mablethorpe and Sutton .Village facilities include a post office, public houses, a general store and a hotel, and a paddling pool on the sea front.HistoryAt 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. Sea flooding was a periodic problem in the Middle Ages. The village was last flooded on 31 January 1953, when a ten-foot storm surge broke through the flood defences.The church, which is a Grade II listed building, is dedicated to Saint Clement. It was built in 1818–19 on a new site, after the previous church was destroyed by the sea.The Alford and Sutton Tramway ran from Alford town to Sutton-on-Sea on rails set into the road. It opened in 1884 and closed five years later.Sutton-on-Sea railway station opened as part of the Sutton and Willoughby Railway in 1886. It closed on 5 October 1970, by which time it was owned by British Rail.