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 Seaford

Historical Forms

  • Suthtona t.Steph France
  • Sutton juxta Safordia 1202–8 BM
  • Sutton without Seford 1259 Pat

Etymology

Sutton is Suthtona t. Steph France (p), Sutton juxta Safordia 1202–8 BM, Sutton without Seford 1259 Pat. In relation to what place it is 'south' is not clear. There is a Norton in Bishopstone but that is two miles to the north-west. Possibly the two were so called in relation to Bishopstone but the line is from northwest to south-east rather than north to south, with Blatchington intervening.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement