Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sutone 1086 DB

• Sutton(e) 1176 P 1487 ADv

• Magna 1285 Ass

• Sutton Col(l)efeld , Sutton super Col(l)efeld, Sutton in Col(l)efeld 1269 Ch 1549 Pat

• Sutton Colfeld 1289 Pat

• Sutton in le Colfeld 1289 Misc

• Sotton in Colefeld 1298 Ipm

• Sutton in Colvyle 1503 1547 Monast

• Sutton Coluell 1504 BM

• Sutton Cofeld 1576 S

• Sutton Colfeilde 1603 FF

• Sutton Coldefilde 1605 ib

• Sutton Colefyld al. Sutton Coldfeild 1649 FF

• Southeton apon (sic) Colefeeld c.1540 L

• Great Sutton 1655 FF

Etymology

'South farm,' v. suþ , tun . “This Sutton was originally so called from its situation, there is no doubt; and therefore as it stands South to Lichfield I am inclin'd to believe that the name at first arose” (Dugdale 663). For Coldfield v. supra 12.