Great Sutton is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is a suburb of Ellesmere Port and, as with Little Sutton to the north, was once a separate village that was incorporated into the town as it expanded outwards.
| Great Sutton | |
|---|---|
 St John the Evangelist Church | |
  Great Sutton Location within Cheshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ383762 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ELLESMERE PORT |
| Postcode district | CH65, CH66 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
History
editGreat Sutton and Little Sutton were mentioned in a single entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Sudtone,[1] under the ownership of the canons of St Werburgh's Abbey.[2]
The village was part of the parish of Eastham in the Wirral Hundred.[3] in 1866 Great Sutton became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1950 the parish was abolished and merged with Ellesmere Port.[4] The population was recorded at 153 in 1801, 203 in 1851 and 397 in 1901.[5] In 1931 the parish had a population of 662.[6] From 1974 to 2009 it was in Ellesmere Port and Neston district.
Great Sutton is a residential area close to the A41 road that links Birkenhead and Chester. The White Swan Inn public house dates back to about 1850. The Church of St John the Evangelist on Chester Road (A41) was consecrated in November 1879.[7]
The village was struck by an F1/T3 tornado on 23 November 1981, part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.[8]
Geography
editGreat Sutton is in the southern part of the Wirral Peninsula and a suburban area of the town of Ellesmere Port.
Transport
editThe nearest railway stations are in Little Sutton (towards Ellesmere Port) and Capenhurst (towards Chester). Both stations are on the Wirral line of the Merseyrail network.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Cheshire L-Z: Sutton". Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Powell-Smith, Anna. "[Great and Little] Sutton". Open Domesday/University of Hull. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Great Sutton". Whitby High School. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Great Sutton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Great Sutton". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Population statistics Great Sutton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "The Urbanisation of Ellesmere Port". Whitby High School. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
- ^ "Search>All reports>Tornadoes>In The UK>23 November 1981". Eswd.eu. European Severe Weather Database. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
External links
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Media related to Great Sutton at Wikimedia Commons