SUTTON, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Ely district, Cambridge. The village stands at the terminns of the Ely and Sutton railway, 6 miles W by S of Ely; occupies an eminence, with a commanding view; consists chiefly of one long street; and has a post-office‡ under Ely, and a r. station. The parish comprises 6,970 acres-Real property, £17,219. Pop., 1,731. Houses, 385. Saxon coins, rings, and silver plates were found in 1654. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £1,175.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Ely. The church is of the 14th century; and has a pinnacled tower, with conical spire. There are chapels for Baptists and Wesleyans, and a national school.—The sub-district contains two parishes, parts of six others, and an extra-parochial tract. Pop., 4,025. Houses, 895.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))