Huttoft, Lincolnshire

Description
Huttoft, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire. The village stands on an eminence amid surrounding marshes, 2 miles from the sea, and 3 S from Sutton-on-Sea station on the G.N.E.; commands extensive views over land and sea, and has a post office (R.S.O.); money order and telegraph office, Sutton-on-Sea. Its name was anciently spelled Hoi toft, Hotoft, Hottefte, and Huttorp, and has sometimes been written Hightoft. The parish comprises 3450 acres; population, 535. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln; net value, £149 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Lincoln. The church is Decorated English, with an Early English tower; contains a fine old font and several tablets, and was restored in 1869. There are Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan chapels. The place is noted for a breed of pure Lincoln long-wool rams. Huttoft Bank is a coastguard station 2 1/2 miles E.