English Explanatory Dictionary

Sutton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of a number of places:
  2. A number of places in England, including:
  3. A small village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL2247).
  4. A village and civil parish, also known as Sutton-in-the-Isle, in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4479).
  5. A civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, which includes the village of Sutton Lane Ends.
  6. A suburban town in southern Greater London, historically in Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2664).
  7. A London borough in Greater London, which includes the town.
  8. A village and civil parish (served by Sutton by Dover Parish Council) in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3349).
  9. A suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside; the name Sutton Oak is also used in this area (OS grid ref SJ5393).
  10. A civil parish (served by Sutton-in-Craven Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district.
  11. A settlement in Granby parish, Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7637).
  12. A settlement in Stanton Harcourt parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4106).

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌtən/ LL-Q7979-Soundguys-Sutton.wav

Word forms

Sutton Suttons

Etymology

From Old English suþ (“south”) + tun (“town”). Doublet of Southtown.

Derived words

Eldomery-Sutton syndrome Great Sutton King's Sutton Kings Sutton Little Sutton Long Sutton Mablethorpe and Sutton Sutton at Hone Sutton Bingham Sutton Bonington Sutton Bridge Sutton Cheney Sutton Coldfield Sutton Common Sutton County Sutton Courtenay Sutton cum Duckmanton Sutton Forest Sutton Grange Sutton Hoo purse-lid Sutton-in-Ashfield Sutton-in-Craven Sutton Mandeville Sutton Montis Sutton-on-Hull Sutton on Sea Sutton-on-Trent Suttons Bay Sutton Scarsdale Sutton Scotney Sutton tube Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe Sutton Veny Sutton Weaver
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