Sutton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Sutton
Historical Forms
- Suðtun c.880 BCS553 c.1000
- Sudtone 1086 DB
- Suthtuna t.Steph France
- Sutton by Bygenyure 1331 FF
Etymology
Further forms are without interest, v. suð , tun . Why 'south' it is difficult to say. It lies to the south-east of Barlavington, half-a-mile away, and it is possible that it is in relation to that place. It is a mile north-west of Bignor.