Sutton-on-the-Forest is a village and

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in the

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, England. It is north of

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and south-east of

Easingwold Easingwold is a market town, electoral ward and civil parish in the Hambleton District in North Yorkshire, England. Historically, part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 4,233 at the 2001 census, increasing to 4,627 at ...

History

The village is mentioned three times in the

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of 1086 as Sudtune in the Bulford hundred. At the time of the Norman invasion the land was split between the manors of Easingwold and Caldenesche. Therefore, there were several lordships including Earl Morcar, Gospatric, son of Arnketil, Uthred, Egelfride and Ligulf. Afterweards, all the land was claimed by the Crown. During the reign of

Henry I Henry I may refer to: 876–1366 * Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany (876–936) * Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (died 955) * Henry I of Austria, Margrave of Austria (died 1018) * Henry I of France (1008–1060) * Henry I the Long, Margrave of the No ...

, some land was granted to Bertram de Bulmer of Sheriff Hutton and the lands then passed through the descent of the Nevill family. In the 15th century a settlement was made between the Nevill's and Lord Fauconberg to whom the manor passed. The land then passed to Richard, Earl of Warwick until 1471 when it became forfeit and granted to Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later to be King Richard III. Upon taking the throne the lands were maintained by royal bailiffs. In 1629, the manor was sold to the citizens of London while its status was decided. By 1649 the manor was granted to Lord Fauconberg of Newburgh whose family held it up to the 18th century when it was acquired by the Harland family. In 1863 the manor passed to Admiral Duncombe who had married into the family. From 1738 until 1759, the novelist

Laurence Sterne Laurence Sterne (24 November 1713 – 18 March 1768), was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric who wrote the novels '' The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman'' and '' A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy'', publish ...

was the Anglican vicar of Sutton. He retired from active ministry to pursue his literary career in 1759, writing the first two volumes of his novel ''

Tristram Shandy Tristram may refer to: Literature * the title character of ''The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman'', a novel by Laurence Sterne * the title character of '' Tristram of Lyonesse'', an epic poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne *"Tristr ...

'' while living in the village. The origin of the name is derived from the combination of the Old English words "sud" and "tun", which combined mean "South Farm". The suffix relates to the village's location in the ancient

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of Galtres. From 1941 to 1946, the RAF operated an airfield on the outskirts of the village. It was part of 4 Group, Bomber Command and originally had RAF Squadrons, but then transferred the site to bombers from the

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Governance

The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It is within the Stillington electoral division of North Yorkshire and the Huby and Sutton District ward of Hambleton District Council within which it lies.

Geography

The nearest settlements are Huby to the north west and Stillington to the north. The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 1,070. The 2001 UK Census recorded the population as 773, of which 51.5% were male and 48.5% were female in 361 dwellings.

Amenities

Economy

The area is still largely agricultural. The village has a public house and a pub/restaurant. There are two caravan parks on the outskirts of the village. Both located near the Green Park Business Centre on Goose Lane. The Green Park Business Centre houses small to medium size enterprises as does the various industrialist units on Carr Lane. The village is served by the bus route between York and Easingwold.

Education

Sutton-on-the-Forest CE Primary School is located on Main Street and is within the catchment area of

Easingwold School Outwood Academy Easingwold is a mixed 11–18 secondary school with academy status in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, England. It had 915 pupils in 2017, including an on-site sixth form. The school is operated by Outwood Grange Academies Trust, ...

for secondary education.

Religion

Sutton on the Forest, All Hallows Church - geograph

The church in the village is dedicated to ''All Hallows'' and was completely rebuilt in 1877 on the site of the original 13th-century building. It is a Grade II Listed building. A Wesleyan Chapel was built in the village in 1864. The Primitive Methodists also built a chapel in the village in 1861. Both are no longer in use.

Notable people

– vicar of Sutton-on-the-Forest (1734–1768), author of ''

'' written whilst living in the village * William Charles Harland – City of Durham MP (1832–1841), resident at Sutton Hall * Arthur Duncombe Esq. – Howdenshire MP (1885–1892), resident at Sutton Hall * Katherine Downes, (born 1982), BBC TV presenter, was married in All Hallows' Church in the village

Landmarks

Sutton Park

Sutton Park is a

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built of mellow brick by Thomas Atkinson. The house contains 18th-century furniture and paintings mostly from Buckingham House (now Buckingham Palace), and a collection of porcelain. There is also plaster work by Giuseppe Cortese. The house is an example of early Georgian architecture overlooking landscaped parkland. Each year the village celebrates its countryside heritage in the Huby and Sutton Show in Sutton Park.

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