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Sutton, London

Sutton is a town in the London Borough of Sutton in South London, England. It is the administrative headquarters of the Outer London borough, on the lower slopes of the North Downs. It is 10 miles (16 km) south-southwest of Charing Cross, one of the fourteen metropolitan centres in the London Plan. The population of the town was counted as 41,483 in the 2011 census, while the borough overall counted 204,525.

For the wider borough, see London Borough of Sutton. For the place formerly in Middlesex, see Heston.

Sutton

(2021)[1]

TQ255645

10 mi (16 km) NNE

Greater London

England

United Kingdom

SUTTON

SM1–SM3

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Metropolitan

London

London

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An ancient parish originally in the county of Surrey, Sutton is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having two churches and about 30 houses. Its location on the London to Brighton turnpike from 1755 led to the opening of coaching inns, spurring its growth as a village. When it was connected to central London by rail in 1847, it began to grow into a town, and it expanded further in the 20th century. It became a municipal borough with Cheam in 1934, and became part of Greater London in 1965.[2]


Sutton has the largest library in the borough, several works of public art and four conservation areas. It is home to several large international companies and the sixth most important shopping area in London, centred on Sutton High Street. Sutton railway station is the borough's largest, with frequent services to central London and other destinations, including Horsham. It is home to the Royal Marsden Hospital and the Institute of Cancer Research, where there are plans to create the world's second biggest cancer research campus.


Crime levels are among the lowest in London.[3]


Sutton borough is among the highest performing education authorities in the country. In 2011 it was the top performing borough for GCSE results in England.[4]

History[edit]

Origin of the name[edit]

The placename Sutton is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Sudtone. It is formed from Old English 'sūth' and 'tūn', meaning 'south farm'.[5]

Pre 1700[edit]

Archaeological finds in the region date back thousands of years, including the excavation of a Roman villa in Beddington. An implement from the neolithic age was found in Sutton town centre.[6] The Roman road of Stane Street formed part of the northern boundary of the parish.


Sutton was recorded as Sudtone in a charter of Chertsey Abbey believed to date from the late 7th century, when the Manor was granted to the Abbot of Chertsey by Frithwald, Governor of Surrey. Some sources state the name as Suthtone or Sudtana.

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The reserve has ponds, willow carr and reedbeds. It provides a habitat for birds such as the green sandpiper and common snipe.[42]

Anton Crescent Wetland

is a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II. It is mainly neutral grassland. A notable species is the small blue butterfly, which is rare in the borough.[43]

Devonshire Avenue Nature Area

The Sutton Town Centre High Street Crossroads Conservation Area, which was designated in 2011 and is noted for the "vivid, Victorian, polychrome brick and stone façades" of the High Street buildings.

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The Landseer Road Conservation Area of grand, finely detailed, Edwardian villa houses.

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The Grove Avenue Conservation Area of mainly modernist houses.

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The Sutton Garden Suburb Conservation Area, whose homes in the style contributed to the garden city movement.[50][48]

Arts and Crafts

"A range of immediate High Street projects"

"Transforming the St Nicholas Centre"

"Creating a new south London destination with culture, leisure and restaurant activity"

"Redeveloping the Civic Centre"

[156]

professional darts player, was born in Sutton

Martin Adams

singer-songwriter and musician, lived in Sutton in the 1970s

Joan Armatrading

actor, attended Homefield Preparatory School

Ben Barnes

broadcaster and botanist, attended Sutton Grammar School

David Bellamy

wife of the former Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow

Sally Bercow

guitarist, singer and frontman of the band Razorlight

Johnny Borrell

architectural historian and broadcaster, was born in Sutton

Alec Clifton-Taylor

actor and playwright, lived in Lenham Road between the ages of seven and ten[192]

Noël Coward

playwright and scriptwriter, born in Sutton[193]

Constance Cox

OBE, Olympic gold medallist in rowing

James Cracknell

writer, author, raconteur was born in Sutton

Quentin Crisp

lead singer of Johnny Hates Jazz

Clark Datchler

professional tennis player, born in Sutton[194]

Jack Draper

actor, comedian and writer, was born in Sutton in 1980

Brett Goldstein

recording artist better known by the stage name Sketchman, was born in Sutton in 1988

Charles Hazell

actress, born in Sutton.

Catherine Holman

drummer with the pioneering progressive jazz-rock band Colosseum, was born in Sutton

Jon Hiseman

racing driver and 1976 Formula One World Champion, lived in Sutton as a child

James Hunt

waltz composer, at 75 Langley Park Road from 1932 until his death in 1963.

Archibald Joyce

actress, and famous for her role in The Good Life, was born in Sutton

Penelope Keith

former Labour Party member of parliament and Transport Secretary, attended Sutton High School

Ruth Kelly

photographer, was born in Sutton

Rebecca Litchfield

member of former chart topping band S Club 7, attended Greenshaw High School

Bradley McIntosh

air guitarist first strummed his tennis racket in Sutton High Street

Robbie McIntosh

award-winning singer, songwriter and musician, lived in Gander Green Lane, Sutton

Katie Melua

(1906–2006), Wimbledon ladies doubles winner 1931 attended Sutton High School[195]

Phyllis Mudford King

the British Liberal Democrat politician, attended Sutton Grammar School for Boys[196]

Brian Paddick, Baron Paddick

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See London Borough of Sutton for complete borough-wide list. The individuals listed below are specifically linked to the town of Sutton.

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Sport[edit]

Sutton United F.C. were relegated from EFL League Two, the 4th level of the English football pyramid, at the end of the 2023/2024 season. They had been promoted to the league for the first time in their 123-year history after winning the 2020-21 National League. Nicknamed The U's, they famously beat Coventry City in the FA Cup in 1989. In 2016–17 they reached the 5th Round of the FA Cup for the first time, beating three Football League teams.[201] Sutton United's ground is Gander Green Lane.


Sutton Common Rovers F.C. play in the Isthmian League South Central Division.


Sutton Cricket Club is based in Cheam Road. The club's 1st XI plays at the highest level of the sport available to it, the Surrey Championship Premier Division, which they won in 2009.[202]

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Thorne, James (1876), , Handbook to the Environs of London, London: John Murray, hdl:2027/mdp.39015063815677

"Sutton"

(1883), "Sutton", Greater London, London: Cassell & Co., OCLC 3009761

Walford, Edward

H.E. Malden, ed. (1912), , A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 4

"Sutton"

Three-minute amateur film shot in 1927 from Sutton Local Studies and Archive showing various aspects of Sutton town centre, including people at leisure in Manor Park and a policeman directing traffic at the main crossroads.

Manor Park (1927).

Three-minute film from 1933 covering spectators in Mulgrave Road near Sutton railway station and a carnival procession, which includes a fire engine and several floats from a range of organisations and businesses.

Sutton Carnival Procession (1933).

Five-minute film shot in the late 50s, showing the trolloybus route

"Trolleybus Route 654 in Sutton Surrey, 1950s"