Sutton, South Yorkshire Explained

Official Name:Sutton
Static Image Name:The Anne Arms, Sutton. - geograph.org.uk - 237622.jpg
Static Image Caption:The Anne Arms public house
Map Type:South Yorkshire
Coordinates:53.605°N -1.169°W
Os Grid Reference:SE545140
Civil Parish:Norton
Metropolitan Borough:Doncaster
Metropolitan County:South Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Country:England
Post Town:DONCASTER
Postcode Area:DN
Postcode District:DN6
Dial Code:01302
Constituency Westminster:Doncaster North

Sutton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Norton, in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It lies at approximately 53° 36' 20" North, 1° 10' West, at an elevation of around 26 feet above sea level, west of Askern and south of Campsall. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 156.[1]

History

The name "Sutton" means 'South farm/settlement'.[2] Sutton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Sutone.[3] Sutton was formerly a township in the parishes of Burgh-Wallis and Campsall,[4] from 1866 Sutton was a civil parish in its own right,[5] on 1 April 1938 the parish was abolished and merged with Norton.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population Statistics Sutton Tn/CP through time . Vision of Britain . 17 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Sutton Key to English Place-names. The University of Nottingham. 4 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Place name: Sutton near Campsall. The National Archives. 4 April 2023.
  4. Web site: History of Sutton, in Doncaster and West Riding. A Vision of Britain through Time. 4 April 2023.
  5. Web site: Relationships and changes Sutton Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 4 April 2023.
  6. Web site: Doncaster Registration District. UKBMD. 4 April 2023.