Sutton, Essex

Sutton
Sutton with Shopland Sign
Sutton  Sutton shown within Essex
Population	127 (2001)
OS grid reference	TQ887893
Civil parish	Sutton
District	Rochford
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Rochford
Postcode district	SS4
Dialling code	01702
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
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Coordinates: 51°34′16″N 0°43′17″E / 51.570985°N 0.721510°E / 51.570985; 0.721510

Sutton is a civil parish in the District of Rochford in Essex, England. It is located between the River Roach and the adjoining Borough of Southend on Sea, and includes the Hamlet of Shopland. It has a population of 127,^[1] the smallest in the District, although at the time of the Domesday Book it had a flourishing village with its own market and fair.^[2]

All Saints

The area is known locally as Sutton with Shopland. The civil parish of Shopland was amalgamated with Sutton in 1933.^[3] When Shopland Church was demolished following bomb damage, artifacts were removed and went to Sutton Church and others. Shopland churchyard is rededicated every year.^[4]

Sutton Road (B1015) is approximately 3 miles (5 km) long and runs from the Anne Boleyn Public House on Southend Road in Rochford to Southchurch Road in Southend on Sea.

Sutton with Shopland is rural with large farms, and is bordered by industrial estates on its northern (Purdeys Industrial Estate) and southern (Chandlers Way/Temple Farm Industrial Estate) borders.

Church

All Saints Church is of Norman origin and boasts a medieval coffin lid and brass of 1371 from the demolished ancient church at Shopland. The brass depicts Sir Thomas Stapel, Sergeant at Arms to Edward III, in armour such as he would have worn at the Battle of Crecy.^[2]

All Saints church, Sutton

References

External links

Media related to Sutton, Essex at Wikimedia Commons

• Sutton Parish Council