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SUTTON. 592 SUTTON-BINGHAM. Countess Falconberg, Cromwell's third daughter. In the vicinity is the house once occupied by Dr. Busty, and where in 1672 Ralph, the political writer, died. SUTTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Stanton Harcourt, co. Oxford, 6 miles W. of Oxford, near the river Thames. SUTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Drayton-in-Hales, co. Salop, 1 mile S.W. of Drayton. SUTTON, a par. within the liberties of the borough of Shrewsbury and hund. of Condover, co. Salop, 2 miles S.E. of Shrewsbury, its post town. The village is situated on a branch of the river Severn. In the parish is a sulphurous spa. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 17. The church is dedicated to St. John. SUTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of West Felton, co. Salop, 4 miles S.E. of Oswestry, near the Llanymynech canal. SUTTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Claverley, co. Salop, 4 miles E. of Bridgnorth. SUTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Diddlebury, hund. of Munslow, co. Salop, 6 miles N. of Ludlow. SUTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Forton, co. Stafford, 2 miles N.E. of Newport, near the canal. SUTTON, a par. in the hund. of Wilford, co. Suffolk, 4 miles S.E. of Woodbridge, its post town. The village, which is considerable, is situated at the ferry over the navigable river Deben to Woodford. A portion of the land is in common. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 299. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is old and much dilapidated. The register dates from 1665. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes erected in 1856. The Baptists have a chapel. Sutton Hall and Wood Hall are the principal residences. T. "Waller, Esq., is lord of the manor. SUTTON, a par. and post town in the second div. of Wallington hund., co. Surrey, 3 miles N.E. of Ewell, 4 W. of Croydon, and 5 N.E. of Epsom. It is a station on the Epsom railway. The village is situated on the old road to Eeigate and Brighton. In Domesday Book it is mentioned as a place of considerable importance, and had then two churches. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of "Winchester, val. 660. The church, dedi- cated to St. Nicholas, contains tombs of Isaac Littlebury, translator of " Herodotus," Lady Dorothy Brownlow, and several monuments of the Talbots, besides others. The register dates from 1636. The parochial charities produce about 57 per annum, of which 6 go to Beck's school. The South Metropolitan district schools for pauper children are in this parish. The Independents have a chapel. SUTTON, a tythg. in the par. of Woking, first div. of Woking hund. co. Surrey, 4 miles N.E. of Guildford. It is situated on the river Wey, near the South Western railway. Sutton Place, a quadrangular building, 80 feet square, caught fire in 1591, after Queen Elizabeth's visit. SUTTON, a par. in the hund. of Rotherbridge, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, 5 miles S. of Petworth, its post town. Lord Leconfield is lord of the manor. In the parish, is the union poorhouse. The living is a reet. * in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 256. The church is dedicated to St. John. The register dates from 1656. SUTTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Tenbury, upper dir. of Doddingtree hund., co. Worcester, 2 miles S.E. of Tenbury. There is an ancient chapel-of-ease, contain- ing tombs of the earls of Arundel. SDTTON, a par. in the middle div. of Holderness wap., East Hiding co. York, 3J miles N.E. of Hull, its post town. It is a station on the Hull and Hornsea branch of the North-Eastern railway. It is situated near the river Hull, and includes the hmlt. of Stone-Ferry, on the left bank of the river. It had a White friary, founded in Edward I.'s time. The living is aperpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 110. The church, dedicated to St. James, was rebuilt iu 1841 at the Grooves, and once had a chantry, val. 14. The parochial charities produce about 21 per annum, of which sum 12 go to a school. In the village are two hospitals, or alms- houses, one founded by Leonard Chamberlain, and re- built in 1800, for ten poor persons, and the other, erected in 1819, by bequest of Mrs. Watson, for widows and orphan daughters of clergymen. SUTTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Norton, wap. of Buckrose, East Riding co. York, 1 mile S.E. of New Malton. SUTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirklington, North Riding co. York, 5 miles N. of Ripon, SUTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Masham, wap. of East Hang, North Riding co. York, 2 miles W. of Mas- ham, and 6 S.W. of Bedale. It is joined with Healey. SUTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Kildwick, E. div. of Staincliff wap., West Riding co. York, 1 mile S. of Kildwick, and 4 miles N.W. of Keighley. It is situ- ated on the river Aire, near the Leeds and Liverpool canal. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the cotton and worsted mills. There is a National school, at which Divine service is performed on Sundays. The Baptists have a chapel with a school attached. SUTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Brptherton, lower div. of Barkstone Ash wap., West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Pontefract. SUTTON, a tnshp. in the pars, of Burgh Willis and Campsall, upper div. of Osgoldcross wap., West Riding co. York, 5 miles N. of Doncaster. SUTTON, a hmlt. in the pars, of Coyty and New- castle, co. Glamorgan, 3 miles S.W. of Bridgend. It is situated at the mouth of the river Ogmore, and has a quarry of good limestone. SUTTON- AT-HONE, a lathe in co. Kent, contains the hunds. of Axton, Blackheath, Bromley, Codsheath, Lessness, Ruxley, Somerden, and Westerham, compris- ing an area of 169,510 acres. SUTTON-AT-HONE, a par. in the hund. of Axton, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 3 miles S.E. of Dart- ford, its post town, and 7 S.W. of Gravesend. It is a station on the North Kent railway. The village is situated on the river Darent, and on the London, Chat- ham, and Dover railway. The par. includes the village of Swanley. In the reign of Richard I. the manor was given by Robert Basinge to the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, who had a commandery here, of which the ancient refectory has been converted into the scullery of a modern house. The principal resi- dences are Sutton Place and St. John's, and near the northern extremity of the parish is Hawley House. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 519, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was partly burnt in 1615, but has recently been thoroughly restored. There is also a district church at Swanley, the living of which is a perpet. cur. The parochial charities produce about 45 per annum, of which 12 go to Wrott's almshouses. The Baptists and Wesloyans- have chapels. There is a National school for both sexes. A court-baron is held by Mrs. Fleet, who is lady of the manor ; and T. Fleet, Esq., who is lord of the manor of St. John's, holds a court-leet. SUTTON-BASSETT, a par. in the hund. of Corby, co. Northampton, 3 miles N.E. of Market Harborough, its post town, and 11 N.W. of Kettering. The village is situated near the river Welland. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Weston-by- Welland, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church, which was formerly a chapel-of-ease to Weston, is of great antiquity. Henry Holdich Hungerford, Esq., is lord of the manor. SUTTON-BENGER, a par. in the hund. of Malmes- bury, co. Wilts, 4 miles N.E. of Chippenham, its post town, and 36 N;W. of Salisbury. The village is situ- ated on the river Avon and the Great Western railway. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bris- tol, val. 285, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There is a free school, entirely supported by the Rev. G. T. March. Viscount Wellesley is lord of the manor. SUTTON-BINGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Hunds- borough, co. Somerset, 3J miles S.W. of Yeovil, its post town. It is a station on the direct London and Exeter