In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sutton like this:

SUTTON, a township in Brotherton parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 3¼ miles NE of Pontefract. Acres, 597. Real property, £1,192. Pop., 51. Houses, 11.

Sutton through time

Sutton is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sutton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sutton, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22644

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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