Sutton, South Yorkshire

Sutton
The Anne Arms public house
Sutton is located in South Yorkshire
Sutton
Sutton
Location within South Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE545140
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDONCASTER
Postcode districtDN6
Dialling code01302
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
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England
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53°36′18″N 1°10′08″W / 53.605°N 1.169°W / 53.605; -1.169

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

References

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