# King's Sutton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/King's_Sutton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/King's_Sutton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Sutton > Source revision: 1295877160 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=March 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Infobox UK place |official_name= King's Sutton |static_image_name= Kings Sutton 1 (8).png |static_image_caption= King's Sutton's central crossroads and [village green](/source/village_green) in 2009 |coordinates = {{coord|52.023|-1.276|display=inline,title}} |os_grid_reference= SP4936 |civil_parish= King's Sutton |population= 2069 |population_ref= ([2001 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2001)){{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797359&c=Kings+Sutton&d=16&e=15&g=473839&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1269900185046&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |title=Area: Kings Sutton CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=[Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics) |access-date=29 March 2010 |archive-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629070238/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797359&c=Kings+Sutton&d=16&e=15&g=473839&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1269900185046&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |url-status=dead }}
2,112 (2011 Census){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125217&c=Kings+Sutton&d=16&e=62&g=6452378&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1467727104934&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=5 July 2016|publisher= Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}{{Better source needed|date=September 2024 |reason=Page won't load and Wayback's saved page is an error message}} |unitary_england= [West Northamptonshire](/source/West_Northamptonshire) |lieutenancy_england= [Northamptonshire](/source/Northamptonshire) |region= East Midlands |country= England |post_town= BANBURY |postcode_district= OX17 |postcode_area= OX |london_distance= {{convert|62|mi|km|0}} |dial_code= 01295 |constituency_westminster= [South Northamptonshire](/source/South_Northamptonshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) |website= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725134052/http://www.kingssutton.org/ King’s Sutton Parish Council website]}} }} '''King's Sutton''' is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in [West Northamptonshire](/source/West_Northamptonshire), [Northamptonshire](/source/Northamptonshire), England, in the valley of the [River Cherwell](/source/River_Cherwell). It is sited about {{convert|4.1|mi|km|abbr=}} south-east of [Banbury](/source/Banbury), [Oxfordshire](/source/Oxfordshire). The parish includes the hamlets of Astrop, contiguous with eastern end of King's Sutton, and Upper Astrop, about {{convert|1|mi|km}} north-east, in the same area as the shrunken villages of Great and Little Purston. ==History== ===Early history=== The village [toponym](/source/Toponymy) means the King's south estate.{{cite web |url=http://www.kingssutton.net/ |title=King′s Sutton Online |date=21 February 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221233647/http://www.kingssutton.net/ |archive-date=21 February 2013}} Blacklands, {{convert|0.5|mi|m}} north of the village, is the site of a [Roman](/source/Roman_Britain) town.{{sfn|Deegan|Foard|2008|p=118-119}}{{cite web |url=https://www.archaeologyuk.org/discover/groups-and-societies/cba-south-midlands.html |url-status=live |title=South Midlands Region: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire & Oxfordshire |work=[Council for British Archaeology](/source/Council_for_British_Archaeology) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911230145/http://www.cba-southmidlands.org.uk/SMAindex/k.html |archive-date=11 September 2011}} Coins from the 4th century AD have been recovered from the site.{{sfn|Pevsner|Cherry|1973|p=279}} The infant Saint [Rumwold](/source/Rumwold_of_Buckingham) (or Rumwald, Rumbold or Rumbald) is said to have lived and died at King's Sutton in 662. Rumwold is said to have lived for only three days, but professed his faith throughout. ===The English Civil War=== The [English Civil War](/source/English_Civil_War) helped develop Banbury’s then arms industry. The [Royalist](/source/Cavalier) garrison was constantly at work early in 1645 digging [saltpetre](/source/Potassium_nitrate) in King's Sutton and making [gunpowder](/source/gunpowder) out of it in a house specially built near Banbury. Just over ten years earlier, a government saltpetreman had operated at Banbury for a year, having moved there from the then small market town of [Coventry](/source/Coventry), before moving on to [Hook Norton](/source/Hook_Norton) a short while afterwards. King's Sutton was a local centre for saltpetre excavation and digging at the time.{{sfn|Colvin|Cooper|Cooper|Harvey|1972|pp=49-71}} ==Notable buildings== The Court House was built in about 1500, partly of stone and partly [timber-framed](/source/Timber-framing).{{sfn|Pevsner|Cherry|1973|p=279}} It was altered in the 16th and 18th centuries.{{sfn|Pevsner|Cherry|1973|p=279}} The [manor house](/source/manor_house) was built in the middle of the 17th century.{{sfn|Pevsner|Cherry|1973|p=279}} ===Parish church=== thumb|360 degree panorama taken in King's Sutton; visible prominently is the Church of England parish church of Saints Peter and Paul The oldest parts of the [Church of England parish church](/source/Church_of_England_parish_church) of [Saints Peter and Paul](/source/Feast_of_Saints_Peter_and_Paul) are the [Norman](/source/Norman_architecture) [font](/source/Baptismal_font){{sfn|Pevsner|Cherry|1973|p=279}} and largely Norman [chancel](/source/chancel). The north [aisle](/source/Aisle) was added in the 13th century and the south aisle early in the 14th century.{{sfn|Pevsner|Cherry|1973|p=279}} The [bell tower](/source/bell_tower) and most of the windows are [Decorated Gothic](/source/English_Gothic_architecture). The [spire](/source/spire) was added to the [tower](/source/tower), probably late in the 14th century, raising the [steeple](/source/Steeple_(architecture)) to a height of {{convert|198|ft|m}}.{{sfn|Pevsner|Cherry|1973|p=278}} Sir [Nikolaus Pevsner](/source/Nikolaus_Pevsner) considered it "one of the finest, if not the finest, spire in this county of spires".{{sfn|Pevsner|Cherry|1973|p=278}} The south porch, north aisle, west window and very fine east window of the chancel are [Perpendicular Gothic](/source/English_Gothic_architecture).{{sfn|Pevsner|Cherry|1973|p=278}} Ss. Peter & Paul parish is now part of a single [Church of England benefice](/source/Benefice) with the adjacent parish of [Newbottle](/source/Newbottle%2C_Northamptonshire) and [Charlton](/source/Charlton%2C_Northamptonshire).{{cite web |url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/king-sutton-st-peter-st-paul/ |title=St Peter & St Paul, King's Sutton |author=Archbishops' Council |year=2010 |work=A Church Near You |publisher=[Church of England](/source/Church_of_England) |access-date=25 March 2011}} ===Astrop House=== thumb|Astrop Park house Astrop house is a Grade II* listed country manor about {{convert|1|mi|km}} north-east of the village. It is constructed of limestone ashlar in two storeys, with a 7-bay frontage {{cite web |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101226127-astrop-house-kings-sutton |title=Astrop House, King's Sutton|publisher= British Listed Buildings|access-date=12 April 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/tupperware_pilot/2774539736/ |title=Picture of Astrop House |via=[Flickr](/source/Flickr) |date=17 August 2008}} It was built c.1740 for [Sir John Willes](/source/John_Willes_(judge)), [Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas](/source/Chief_Justice_of_the_Court_of_Common_Pleas).{{sfn|Pevsner|Cherry|1973|p=95}} Sir [John Soane](/source/John_Soane) added wings for the Revd. William Shippen Willes, which were extended in the 19th century and demolished in 1961.{{sfn|Pevsner|Cherry|1973|p=96}} [William Wilkinson](/source/William_Wilkinson_(architect)) added the Keeper's lodge, pheasantry and a cottage in 1868.{{sfn|Pevsner|Cherry|1973|p=529}} [Lancelot "Capability" Brown](/source/Lancelot_%22Capability%22_Brown) laid out the grounds.{{cite book|last=Stroud|first=Dorothy|title=Capability Brown|url=https://archive.org/details/capabilitybrown0000stro|url-access=registration |year=1975 |publisher=Faber & Faber|isbn=9780571102679|page=[https://archive.org/details/capabilitybrown0000stro/page/216 216]}} Astrop was the site of a famous Spa{{sfn|Pevsner|Cherry|1973|p=96}} discovered in the 17th century. All that now remains is a small well, known as St. Rumbald's Well, south of the house in a valley. ==Governance== The village has a [parish council](/source/Parish_councils_in_England) with 15 members.{{cite web |url=http://www.kingssutton.org/about-kings-sutton/parish-council/about-parish-council |url-status=usurped |title=About King’s Sutton Parish Council |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415051550/http://www.kingssutton.org/about-kings-sutton/parish-council/about-parish-council/%23.UWuM_n3LfK4 |archive-date=15 April 2013}} ==Transport== thumb|right|King's Sutton station [King's Sutton railway station](/source/King's_Sutton_railway_station) is served by two [train operating companies](/source/train_operating_companies): * [Chiltern Railways](/source/Chiltern_Railways) operates regular services between {{stnlnk|London Marylebone}} and {{stnlnk|Birmingham Snow Hill}}, via {{rws|Warwick}}{{Cite web |title=Download our timetable |work=Chiltern Railways |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=18 October 2024 |url= https://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/before-you-travel/download-our-timetable |quote=}} * [Great Western Railway](/source/Great_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)) runs services to {{rws|Oxford}} and {{stnlnk|Didcot Parkway}}.{{Cite web |title=Train Times |work=Great Western Railway |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=18 October 2024 |url= https://www.gwr.com/travel-information/train-times |quote=}} ==Amenities== [[File:Kings Sutton 1 (5).png|thumb|right|A picture of [farmland](/source/farmland) outside the village]] Kings Sutton Primary School is in Richmond Street.{{cite web |url=http://www.kingssuttonschool.ik.org/home.ikml |title=King's Sutton Primary School Homepage |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726172645/http://www.kingssuttonschool.ik.org/home.ikml |archive-date=2011-07-26}} It celebrated its centenary in 2008. Its last [Ofsted](/source/Ofsted) report was in 2010 and gave the school grade 2, stating: "This is a good school. The new headteacher provides focused leadership so that all the staff are supporting the good quality of education for the pupils."{{cite web |url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/(urn)/121841 |date=2010 |title=Kings Sutton Primary School |website=OFSTED report |access-date=20 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508182358/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/(urn)/121841 |archive-date=8 May 2009}} The school used to be in Astrop Road and those premises are now a private house. Kings Sutton also has a pre-school. King's Sutton has two [public house](/source/public_house)s: the ''Butchers Arms'' ([Hook Norton Brewery](/source/Hook_Norton_Brewery)) and the ''White Horse''. There is also a [lawn tennis](/source/lawn_tennis) club.{{cite web |title=King's Sutton Lawn Tennis Club Homepage |url=https://www.kingssuttonltc.org.uk/}} ==Heritage Trust== ''King's Sutton Heritage Trust Fund'' was formed in December 2005, with a mission statement that reads: "To promote, protect and enhance the history, facilities, structures and amenities of the village of King's Sutton and the surrounding area for the benefit of its inhabitants."{{cite web |url=http://www.kingssutton.net/Heritage_Trust_Fund.html |title=King's Sutton Heritage Trust |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002193720/http://www.kingssutton.net/Heritage_Trust_Fund.html |archive-date=2 October 2009}} ==Notable residents== * [Olga Kevelos](/source/Olga_Kevelos), motorcycle racer, was landlady of The Three Tuns in King's Sutton for a number of years.{{cite news |date=7 November 2009 |title=Wartime boatwoman, Olga Kevelos has died |newspaper=[Northampton Chronicle & Echo](/source/Northampton_Chronicle_%26_Echo) |publisher=[Johnston Press](/source/Johnston_Press) |url=http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/Wartime-boatwoman-Olga-Kevelos-has.5803894.jp |access-date=8 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906071450/http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/wartime-boatwoman-olga-kevelos-has-died-1-894901 |archive-date=6 September 2012}} * [Arthur Halestrap](/source/Arthur_Halestrap), one of the last surviving British soldiers of the [First World War](/source/First_World_War), lived and died in the village. ==Gallery== File:Kings Sutton mk1.png|King's Sutton in 2000. File:Kings Sutton 1 (4).png|King's Sutton in 2000. File:Kings Sutton 1 (3).png|King's Sutton in 2000. File:Kings Sutton 1 (7).png|King's Sutton in 2001. File:Kings Sutton 1 (2).png|King's Sutton in 2009. File:Kings Sutton 1 (6).png|King's Sutton in 2009. ==See also== * [Banburyshire](/source/Banburyshire) * [History of Banbury](/source/History_of_Banbury) ==References== ===Citations=== {{reflist|2}} ===Sources=== * {{cite book |last=Compton |first=Hugh J. |title=The Oxford Canal |year=1976 |publisher=[David & Charles](/source/David_%26_Charles) |location=Newton Abbot |isbn=0-7153-7238-6}} * {{cite book |editor-last1=Crossley |editor-first1=Alan |last1=Colvin |first1=Christina |last2=Cooper |first2=Janet |last3=Cooper |first3=N. H. |last4=Harvey |first4=P. D. A. |last5=Hollings |first5=Marjory |last6=Hook |first6=Judith |last7=Jessup |first7=Mary |last8=Lobel |first8=Mary D. |author-link8=Mary Lobel |last9=Mason |first9=J. F. A. |last10=Trinder |first10=B. S. |last11=Turner |first11=Hilary |series=[Victoria County History](/source/Victoria_County_History) |title=A History of the County of Oxford, Volume 10 |year=1972 |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63792}} * {{cite book |last1=Deegan |first1=Alison |last2=Foard |first2=Glenn |title=Mapping Ancient Landscapes in Northamptonshire |year=2008 |publisher=[English Heritage](/source/English_Heritage) |isbn=978-1-905624-42-3}} * {{Cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |author1-link=Nikolaus Pevsner |last2=Cherry |first2=Bridget |edition=revised |series=[The Buildings of England](/source/Pevsner_Architectural_Guides) |title=Northamptonshire |orig-year=1961 |year=1973 |publisher=[Penguin Books](/source/Penguin_Books) |location=Harmondsworth |isbn=0-14-071022-1}} ==Further reading== * {{cite news |last=Grogarty |first=Paul |date=31 May 2003 |title=England: Adapting to life in the slow lane |newspaper=[Daily Telegraph](/source/Daily_Telegraph) |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/riversandcanals/727566/England-Adapting-to-life-in-the-slow-lane.html |access-date=10 November 2009 |location=London}} * {{cite news |last=Lambert |first=Angela |author-link=Angela Lambert |date=6 July 1992 |title=The truth about the 'Idle Women' of the canals |newspaper=[The Independent on Sunday](/source/The_Independent_on_Sunday) |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-truth-about-the-idle-women-of-the-canals-some-extraordinary-wartime-volunteers-are-together-again-after-45-years-angela-lambert-joins-them-1531552.html |access-date=8 November 2009 | location=London}} ==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Kings Sutton}} * [https://www.kingssutton.info/ King’s Sutton website] {{authority control}} Category:Villages in Northamptonshire Category:Country houses in Northamptonshire Category:History of Northamptonshire Category:Tourist attractions in Northamptonshire Category:Gardens by Capability Brown Category:West Northamptonshire District --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [King's Sutton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Sutton) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Sutton?action=history)). 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