English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Sutton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Forton

Historical Forms

  • Sutton 1203to1293 Ass 1227 CoramR 1327 SR 1407 FF 1476 Bodl 1539 MusterR 1547 Pat 1603 PCC 1833 O
  • Suthon 1332,1346 Ch
  • Southetonne c.1540 Leland

Etymology

Sutton, Sutton 1203 to 1293 Ass, 1227 CoramR, 1327 SR to 1407 FF, 1476 Bodl, 1539 MusterR, 1547 Pat to 1603 PCCet passim to 1833 O, Suthon 1332, 1346 Ch, Southetonne c. 1540 Leland, 'the south farmstead', v. sūð , tūn .