Sutton-cum-Granby
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Sutton-cum-Granby is a small Nottinghamshire
hamlet
in the Vale of Belvoir
.
and Granby
, 14 miles from Nottingham
, 14 miles from Melton Mowbray
, 12 miles from Grantham
, and 118 miles from London
. It lies in the parish of Granby. The population is currently about 60. In 1742 it was 124, in 1853 152, and in 2001 43.
The village has no shops, but there are other businesses: a builder's, a repair garage, and farms. There is a limited public service, with a bus runnning every hour to Nottingham, via local villages. The nearest railway station at Aslockton
, with trains to Nottingham, Grantham and Skegness
. There has never been a public house in what was until recently a predominantly Methodist
community.
centred on Belvoir Castle
, which is a prominent feature of the eastern skyline. During the English Civil War
Oliver Cromwell
fought a battle less than a mile from Sutton; human bones being discovered there even in the 1960s.
Sutton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having a church dedicated to St Ethelburga (or Aubrey), which has vanished. However, the purported existence of a church with the same dedication in nearby Langar
parish may point to a confusion of some kind. Sutton's small Primitive Methodist Chapel was erected in 1860, but it has been closed for worship since 1995.
The Victorian historian Esdaile described the castle in Sutton as a fortress. William Stevenson described it as "earthworks surrounding a moated homestead". This castle was sited halfway between Sutton and Granby, where there later stood a windmill, pulled down in 1879. A Manuscript Roll of Sutton from about 1586 was sold in 1935.
During the Second World War, Sutton received evacuees from Nottingham and later London. Electricity was brought to the village in 1948, and mains water in 1956.
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
in the Vale of Belvoir
Vale of Belvoir
The Vale of Belvoir is an area of natural beauty on the borders of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire in England. Indeed, the name itself derives from the Norman-French for beautiful view.-Extent and geology:...
.
Location and facilities
Sutton is approximately midway between Elton on the HillElton on the Hill
For other uses of the name, see Elton .Elton on the Hill is a small Nottinghamshire village and civil parish in the Vale of Belvoir.-Situation and facilities:Elton lies about east of Nottingham, England, in the NG13 postcode district...
and Granby
Granby, Nottinghamshire
Granby is a small village in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire. It lies in the Vale of Belvoir.-Population and facilities:The parish has a population of about 300 people and is situated about 14 miles east of Nottingham. Census returns suggest a peak population of 439 in the 1891 census...
, 14 miles from Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, 14 miles from Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is to the northeast of Leicester, and southeast of Nottingham...
, 12 miles from Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
, and 118 miles from London
London
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. It lies in the parish of Granby. The population is currently about 60. In 1742 it was 124, in 1853 152, and in 2001 43.
The village has no shops, but there are other businesses: a builder's, a repair garage, and farms. There is a limited public service, with a bus runnning every hour to Nottingham, via local villages. The nearest railway station at Aslockton
Aslockton railway station
Aslockton railway station serves the villages of Aslockton and Whatton in Nottinghamshire. The station is 17 km east of Nottingham on the Nottingham-Skegness Line.-History:...
, with trains to Nottingham, Grantham and Skegness
Skegness
Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Located on the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, east of the city of Lincoln it has a total resident population of 18,910....
. There has never been a public house in what was until recently a predominantly Methodist
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
community.
History
The manor of Sutton, along with at least five others in Nottinghamshire, was held in the 1330s by Thomas de Furnival the elder. By 1520, Sutton belonged to Sir John Savage, but his son, also John, confessed to the murder of Sir John Pauncefort. Henry VIII pardoned him provided that he paid the sum of £4000 to expiate his crime. As a result, the land passed to the Manners family, created earl of Rutland in 1525, and then to their descendants, the earls and from 1638 dukes of Rutland. Much of the village and many of the farms were still, until the 1920s, part of the estate of the Duke of RutlandDuke of Rutland
Earl of Rutland and Duke of Rutland are titles in the peerage of England, derived from Rutland, a county in the East Midlands of England. The Earl of Rutland was elevated to the status of Duke in 1703 and the titles were merged....
centred on Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle is a stately home in the English county of Leicestershire, overlooking the Vale of Belvoir . It is a Grade I listed building....
, which is a prominent feature of the eastern skyline. During the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
fought a battle less than a mile from Sutton; human bones being discovered there even in the 1960s.
Sutton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having a church dedicated to St Ethelburga (or Aubrey), which has vanished. However, the purported existence of a church with the same dedication in nearby Langar
Langar, Nottinghamshire
Langar is a small village about four miles south of Bingham in Nottinghamshire and the Vale of Belvoir.-Geography:To the south of the parish of Langar cum Barnstone, on Langar Airfield, it borders Clawson, Hose and Harby, the district of Melton and Leicestershire. At Hose Lane it meets Colston...
parish may point to a confusion of some kind. Sutton's small Primitive Methodist Chapel was erected in 1860, but it has been closed for worship since 1995.
The Victorian historian Esdaile described the castle in Sutton as a fortress. William Stevenson described it as "earthworks surrounding a moated homestead". This castle was sited halfway between Sutton and Granby, where there later stood a windmill, pulled down in 1879. A Manuscript Roll of Sutton from about 1586 was sold in 1935.
During the Second World War, Sutton received evacuees from Nottingham and later London. Electricity was brought to the village in 1948, and mains water in 1956.