Sutton Wick Explained

Official Name:Sutton Wick
Static Image Name:Bridleway to Sutton Wick - geograph.org.uk - 1355065.jpg
Static Image Caption:Bridleway to Sutton Wick
Coordinates:51.6473°N -1.3077°W
Os Grid Reference:SU480945
Label Position:left
Civil Parish:Drayton
Shire District:Vale of White Horse
Shire County:Oxfordshire
Region:South East England
Country:England
Post Town:Abingdon
Postcode District:OX14
Postcode Area:OX
Dial Code:01235
Constituency Westminster:Wantage
Website:Drayton near Abingdon

Sutton Wick is a hamlet contiguous with the village of Drayton, in the Vale of White Horse district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.

Governance

Sutton Wick was formerly a township in the parish of Sutton-Courtney,[1] in 1866 Sutton Wick became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Drayton, Abingdon and Sutton Courtenay.[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 267.[3]

Air crash

See main article: Sutton Wick air crash. A Blackburn Beverley C.Mk 1 heavy transport aircraft on a flight from RAF Abingdon crashed at Sutton Wick on 5 March 1957. All but four of the 22 people aboard were killed in the accident, and two people were killed on the ground.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Sutton Wick, in Vale of White Horse and Berkshire. A Vision of Britain through Time. 6 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Relationships and changes Sutton Wick CP/Tn through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 6 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Population statistics Sutton Wick CP/Tn through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 6 April 2024.