Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sudtone 1086 DBf.263

• Suttona juxta Cestriam 1154–60 Ch 1329 Cott.NeroCiii 1190–1211

• Sutton 13 Vern 1288 Court

• capella de Sutton 1352 BPR

• Sutton iuxta Hole 1493 Plea

• Guldenesutton c.1200 Orm2ii807 1291 Tax 1306 Plea

• Guldunsutton 1304 Chamb

• Guldensutton 1329 Orm2 c.1350 AD 1600 Sheaf

• Guldesocton 1291 Tax

• le Guldensottone 1309 Sheaf

• Guyldenesutton 1316 Plea 1318 Eyre

• Guyldensutton 1317 Orm2 1348 Plea 1391 ChRR

• Guildensutton 1398 1560,1600,1646 Sheaf 1711 Chol

• Gueldensutton 1327 Orm2

• Gyldensutton 1352 Orm2 1483 Hesk

• Gildensutton 1367 Plea 1727 Sheaf

• Geldensutton 1535 VE 1545,1554,1587,1602 Orm2 1646 Sheaf

• Geldonsutton 1535 VE 1623 Orm2

• Gyldon et Sutton 1554 MinAcct

• Golden Sutton 1600 Orm2

• Sutton-Gelders 1669 NotCestr 1724

• Guilded Sutton 1691 Sheaf 1711 Assem

• Gilen Sutton 1694 Sheaf

Etymology

'The southern farm', from sūð and tūn , with the affix gylden 'golden', meaning 'splendid, wealthy'. The discussion in Wo 125 is irrelevant. This was a manor of the bishop of Chester (Coventry and Lichfield) in 1066 and 1086, cf. Tait 89 n.35a. It is distinguished from Great Sutton and Little Sutton 193, 195infra , by reference to Hoole and Chester 129, 336 infra . The description 'southern' probably arose from Sutton's position at the southern extremity of the DB Hundred of Wilaveston .