Sutton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Plymouth
Historical Forms
- Sutona 1086 DB
- Sutton(e) 1201 FF
- Sudton(e) 1201 Cur
- Suthton(e) 1264 Exon 1281 Ass
- pola de Sutton 1275 RH
- Sottone 1291 Tax
- Sytton 1319 Ipm
Etymology
'South farm,' perhaps with reference to Stoke (infra 240). This was the original name of the area now called Plymouth, that name being at first applied only to the harbour (v. supra 233–4). The name Sutton survives in Sutton Pool. In medieval times there were two manors of Sutton, namely Sutton Prior , held by Plympton Priory, and Sutton Vautort , held by the family of Vautort or de Valle Torta (v. FA 340, 354, 380).