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Little Sutton lies just north-west of Ellesmere Port, and in recent years, along with Great Sutton, it has more or less coalesced with it.

On the left, two uniformed schoolboys, probably from either Sutton Grammar or Sutton High School, are about to pass the hedge in front of Cheam Hall as they make their way towards the main junction.

Sutton Coldfield initially grew in linear fashion along the Birmingham-Lichfield road. It retained its predominantly rural character until industry began to develop in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Sutton Coldfield initially grew in linear fashion along the Birmingham-Lichfield road. It retained its predominantly rural character until industry began to develop in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The two spires, along with that of King's Sutton, are described in the following lines: 'Bloxham for length, Adderbury for strength, And King's Sutton for beauty'.

An old market town on the road to Lichfield, only seven miles from Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield hung on to its independence until annexed by its large neighbour in 1974.Though an important town in

At the foot of St Dunstan's Hill, this mock-Tudor fronted Charrington's pub stands at the crossing point of the old parish boundary of Gander Green Lane with the Sutton by-pass, which had been constructed

In the 17th century the fens around Sutton were drained by farmers, with the help of wind pumps. The struggle to drain the fen and maintain the banks of the rivers and lodes was endless.

Sutton Park is surrounded on all sides by suburbia. Sutton Coldfield itself is to the east, while Streetly borders the park to the north-west.

Sutton has one great asset which makes it a cut above other Birmingham suburbs - Sutton Park, which was given to the town by Henry VIII at the behest of local benefactor Bishop John Vesey.

Sutton has one great asset which makes it a cut above other Birmingham suburbs - Sutton Park, which was given to the town by Henry VIII at the behest of local benefactor Bishop John Vesey.

This is the River Deben, viewed from near the Sailing Club House looking downstream towards White House; Waldringfield is to the right and Petistree Hall, in Sutton, is over to the left.

Sutton Park is surrounded on all sides by suburbia. Sutton Coldfield itself is to the east, while Streetly borders the park to the north-west.

This road formed the old parish boundary between Sutton and Cheam. At its southern extremity and the junction with Cheam Road was the site of East Cheam Manor and a dozen or so houses.

This was the haunt of the legendary Dick Turpin (1705- 39) and his companion, Captain Tom King, who was apparently born at a farm between Stonnall and Sutton Coldfield.

Cavendish Road, which runs from Brighton Road east to Langley Park Road, is a good example of the earlier phases of suburban growth in Sutton.

The station, on the branch line from Sutton to Epsom Downs, opened in 1865, and the white stuccoed house, now a builder's offices, dates from around the same time.

Continuing from Grand Drive into Tudor Drive the route briefly re-enters the parish of Sutton at Stonecot Hill.

Sutton is 4 miles north east of Biggleswade. This Ford is spanned by a 14th-century packhorse bridge classified as an ancient monument.

KIDDERMINSTER has been fortunate in that it has always been a relatively compact town, despite its expansion during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Sutton's church was started in 1366 by Bishop Barnett of Ely, and the octagon - in fact, two octagons, one on top of the other - was doubtless inspired by the octagon adorning Ely Cathedral.

The Barbican lines Sutton Harbour, long a fishing quay and the original port of Plymouth.

The statue in the foreground is of Thomas Sutton, founder of Charterhouse.

The Barbican lines Sutton Harbour, long a fishing quay and the original port of Plymouth.