# Sutton upon Derwent

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**Sutton upon Derwent** is a small village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) on the [River Derwent](/source/River_Derwent,_Yorkshire) in the [East Riding of Yorkshire](/source/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire), England, approximately 8 miles (13 km) to the south-east of [York](/source/York), and less than a mile from the larger village of [Elvington](/source/Elvington,_City_of_York), which unlike Sutton, is included in the [City of York](/source/City_of_York) boundary. Further down the [B1228](/source/B1228_road) is the village of [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne,_East_Riding_of_Yorkshire).

According to the [2011 UK census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011) the population of the parish was 594,[1] an increase on the [2001 UK census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2001) figure of 575,[2] which itself represents an increase of around 50 per cent from 1991, largely due to new houses having been built in the village. Before this the population fluctuated from 274 in 1801 to 417 in 1831 and to 270 in 1931. Although [Roman](/source/Ancient_Rome) artefacts have been found in the Sutton upon Derwent area, suggesting a possible settlement, no conclusive evidence exists. The first likely reference to the existence of a settlement was recorded by [Bede](/source/Bede) in the 8th century. The village was later mentioned in the 11th century *[Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book)*.

The name Sutton derives from the [Old English](/source/Old_English) *sūðtūn* meaning 'south settlement'.[3]

The village reflects a close association with the Jervis family, holders of the title of [Viscount St Vincent](/source/Viscount_St_Vincent) since 1735, due to the [Manor](/source/Manorialism) passing into the hands of [Carnegie Robert John Jervis, 3rd Viscount St Vincent](/source/Carnegie_Robert_John_Jervis,_3rd_Viscount_St_Vincent) in 1857. The family held the Manor until it was sold to [the Crown](/source/The_Crown) in 1947 and 1948. Manifestations of this association include:

the large marble tablet erected in the village church, [St Michael's](/source/Church_of_St_Michael_and_All_Angels,_Sutton_upon_Derwent), commemorating the death of [John Edward Leveson Jervis, 4th Viscount St. Vincent](/source/John_Edward_Leveson_Jervis,_4th_Viscount_St._Vincent), in the [battle of Abou Klea](/source/Battle_of_Abu_Klea) in 1885; the naming of one of the village [public houses](/source/Pub), the St. Vincent Arms; and the naming of local streets, St. Vincent's Close and Jervis Court.

In 1967 the church was designated a Grade I [listed building](/source/Listed_building) and is now recorded in the [National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England), maintained by [Historic England](/source/Historic_England).[4] [Sutton Bridge, Yorkshire](/source/Sutton_Bridge,_Yorkshire), across the River Derwent, is Grade II* listed.[5]

The Old Rectory is a Grade II Listed house built in 1854 by [J. B. and W. Atkinson](/source/J._B._and_W._Atkinson).[6]

Facilities in the village include a primary school, village hall, tennis club, post office and a public house.

Sutton upon Derwent is home to Woodhouse Grange [Cricket](/source/Cricket) Club, winners of the National Village Cricket Knockout in 1995, and runners up in 1999. Both finals were played at [Lord's](/source/Lord's). The ground is located approximately one mile north of the village.

## References

1. ["Sutton upon Derwent"](http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire%20ER/Sutton%20upon%20Derwent). *Key to English Place-Names*. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 29 October 2025.

- *Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets*. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 10.

## External links

- [Sutton upon Derwent village web site](http://suttonuponderwent.org.uk/)
- [Sutton upon Derwent history from British History Online](http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=23023)

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