Page:The National Gazetteer - A Topographical Dictionary of the British Islands, Volume 3.djvu/606

SUTTON, EAST. 594 SUTTON-MALLETT. SUTTON, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Eyhorne, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 4 miles N. of Headcorn railway station on the South-Eastern line, 5 N.E. of Staplehurst, its post town, and 6 S.E. of Maidstoue. The parish is crossed by the ridge of hills bounding the Weald, of which its southern side forms a part. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Sutton- Valence, in the dioc. of Canterbury. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, contains monuments to the Filmer family. There is an infant school. Sir Edmund Filmer, Bart., M.P., whose seat -is East Sutton Place, is lord of the manor and owner of the soil. BUTTON-GRANGE, a tnshp. in the par. and lib. of Ripon, West Biding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Ripon. The grange is now a farmhouse. SUTTON, GREAT AND LITTLE, tnshps. in the par. of Eastham, higher div. of Wirrall hund., CO. Chester, 7 miles N.W. of Chester, its post town, and 1 mile of Sutton railway station. The village is situated near the river Mersey. There is a National school for both sexes. The Presbyterians have a chapel. Sutton Hall is the principal residence. SUTTON GUILDEN. See GUILDEN BUTTON, co. Chester. SUTTON, HIGH, a chplry. in the par. of Prestbury, hund. of Macclesfield, co. Chester, 4 miles S.E. of Mac- clesfield. SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD, a par. in the N. div. of Broxtow wap., co. Nottingham, 3 miles S.W. of Mans- field, its post town. It is a station on the Pinxton railway. It is situated a short distance from the source of the river Maun, and includes the tnshp. of Hucknall and the limit, of Eastneld. The town, which is irregu- larly built, covers a considerable extent of ground. The living isa perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 118. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 13 per annum, which go towards the support of a school. There is a National school for -both sexes. The Independents, Wesleyans, General and Particular Baptists, and the Primitive Methodists have chapels with schools attached. The Duke of Portland is lord of the manor. Saturday is market day, chiefly for provisions. Fairs are held on the second Tuesday in April and the last Tuesday in September for horses and cattle. A statute fair for hiring servants is held on the 25th November. SUTTON-IN-THE-ELMS, a tnshp. in the par. of Broughton Astley, hund. of Guthlaxton, co. Leicester, 6 miles N.W. of Lutterworth, 6 E. of Hinckley, and 1 mile N.W. of Broughton Astley. It is situated near the Midland Counties railway and the Roman road Fosse Way. The Particular Baptists have a Sunday-school and chapel. SUTTON-IN-THE- MARSH, a par. in the Marsh div. of Calceworth hund., parts of Liudsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N.E. of Alford, its post town, and 18 S.E. of Louth. The village is near the coast. There are brick and tile kilns. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 68. The church, dedicated to St. Clement, has been entirely renovated, and the chancel rebuilt in 1860. The original church, with a con- siderable portion of the parish, was submerged by the sea several centuries back. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel. F. Cooke, Esq., of Boston, is lord of the manor SUTTON, KINGS, a hund. in co. Northampton BUTTON, KINGS, a par. in the above hund., co. Northampton, 4 miles S.E. of Banbury, and 5 W. of Brackley. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the Oxford canal, near the river Cherwell, which separates it from Oxfordshire. The par. includes the limits, of Astrop, Charlton, and Purston. The prin- cipal residence is Astrop HaD, where Mr. Drake's hounds meet. There is a mineral spring known as St. Rumbald's well. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 87. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains an antique pulpit, and a rood loft with the figure of the Virgin. The Independents and Wes- leyans have chapels. There is a National school for both sexes. The parochial charities produce about 160 per annum, of which 126 arise from Jenkinsou's be- quest for apprenticing poor children. SUTTON, KING'S. See SUTTON, ST. MICHAEL, co. Hereford. SUTTON, LITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Diddle- bury, co. Salop, half a mile S.W. of Great Sutton. It is joined with Lawton. SUTTON, LITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Eastham, co. Chester, 8 miles N.W. of Chester. SUTTON, LONG, a par. in the hund. of Somerton, co. Somerset, 4 miles E. of Langport, and 3 S.W. of Somerton. The village is considerable, and is situated on the river Yeo or Ivel. The par. includes the hinlts. of Kuowle, Load, and Upton. Eoman coins and pottery have been discovered here. SUTTON, LONG, a par. in the hund. of Upper Crondall, co. Hants, 2J miles S. of Odiham, its post town. It is situated near Sutton Common, and is a meet for the H. H. hounds and Mr. Scotland's harriers. The impropriation belongs to the Master and Brethren of the Hospital of St. Cross. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. ,75, in the patron, of St. Cross Hospital. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 229, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The screen and pulpit are of carved oak, and of great anti- quity. The register dates from 1711. There is a National school for both sexes, at which a Sunday-school is also held. The Duke of Devonshire is lord of the manor and principal landowner. SUTTON, LONG, or SUTTON ST. MARY, a par. and market town in the wap. of Elloe, parts of Holland, co. Lincoln, 9 miles N. of Wisbeach, and 5 E. of Hol- beach. It is a station on the Great Eastern railway, and there are pilot and coast-guard stations. The town of late years has been considerably improved, both with respect to its drainage and lighting. The streets are well constructed. In 1856 a building was erected as a corn-exchange, market-place, and public rooms. Petty sessions are held every two months. An agricultural association was established in 1836. In the vicinity are several corn mills, two breweries, and two branch banks. The population in 1861 was 6,124. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 600. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a steeple, which answers as a sea-mark. In addition to the parish church are the district churches of St. N icho- las, St. Edmund, St. James, and St. Matthew, the livings of which are perpet. curs., varying in val. from 365 to 60. The parochial charities produce about '905, of which 56 go to Phillips's school, founded in 1492, 24 to Tilsou's almshouses, and 226 for church purposes, being the produce of Thomas Allen's bequest, made in 1603. The Wesleyans, Independents, Wesleyan Reformers, Primi- tive Methodists, and General Baptists have chapels. Near the church are traces of a mansion which, accord- ing to tradition, was the residence of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. There are three manors viz., Guanock, Cranwelly, and Sutton Holland, the latter being the most extensive. Market day is Friday for the sale of corn and cattle. Fairs are held on the 13th and 14th May, and the first Friday following the 25'th September. SUTTON-MADDOCK, a par. in the Shiffnall div. of Brimstree hund., co. Salop, 4 miles S. of Shiffnall, its post town, and 3 S.E. of Iron Bridge. The village is near the river Severn, which is here joined by the Shropshire canal. There is a china manufactory. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Kemberton, in the dioc. of Lichfield. The church is dedicated to St. Mary There is a parochial school for both sexes. SUTTON-MALLETT, a chplry. in the par. of Moor- linch, hund. of Whitley, co. Somerset, 5 miles E. of Bridgwater, its post town, and 3 S.W. of the Edingtou station, on the Central Somerset line of railway. The lifing is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Moorlinch, in the