Susworth is a hamlet in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is on the east bank of the River Trent, west from Scotter, in which civil parish it lies. The nearest large towns are Gainsborough, approximately 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.
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."Obituary", The Wesleyan Methodist Magazine Volume 10 pp.203, 285 (1831). Retrieved 30 June 2014
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.White, William (1872), Whites Directory of Lincolnshire, pp.323-324
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.Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1885, pp. 615, 616 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.Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1933, pp. 473, 474
Susworth soldiers killed in the First World War received no memorial within the village; at least eleven Susworth men survived the war."Susworth Great War servicemen", Scotter Parish Council. Retrieved 30 June 2014
The village contains a centre for civil marriages run by North Lincolnshire Council,"Civil venues in North Lincolnshire", North Lincolnshire Council. Retrieved 30 June 2014 a riverside inn and a post box.
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"Scotter", Genuki.org.uk, includes Susworth. Retrieved 30 June 2014