Chart Sutton Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Chart Sutton
Coordinates:51.2236°N 0.5709°W
Population:870
Population Ref:(2011 Census)[1]
Shire District:Maidstone
Shire County:Kent
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Faversham and Mid Kent
Post Town:Maidstone
Postcode District:ME17
Postcode Area:ME

Chart Sutton is a civil parish and small village on the edge of the Weald of Kent, England.[2] [3] It lies approximately 5miles to the south of Maidstone.

The village is small, with around 800 inhabitants, but has a village hall, a pop-up shop and a park; although the corner shop, which housed the Post Office, and the village's public house, The Buffalo's Head, have both now closed. St Michael's Church, parts of which date back to the 14th century, lies outside the village centre, in between Chart Sutton and Sutton Valence. The church shares its vicar with Sutton Valence and East Sutton; the three villages are collectively known as the "Three Suttons" and have close connections with each other. They now share their vicar with Headcorn

Mike Fitzgerald, the councillor for the village and for Boughton Monchelsea, served as Mayor of Maidstone 2006–2007.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 15 September 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 188 Maidstone & Royal Tunbridge Wells (Sevenoaks & Tonbridge). 9780319228814 . Ordnance Survey. 2014.
  3. Web site: Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer. csv (download). 1 January 2016. Ordnance Survey. www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. 30 January 2016.