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Rh BUTTON, BISHOP'S. 593 SUTTON-CUM-LOUND. railway. The village is situated on the river Yeo. The living is a rect.* is the dioo. of Bath and Wells, val. 214. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was formerly a chapel to Malmeshury Abbey. W. H. Helyar, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. There is a parochial school. S FITTON, BISHOP'S. See BISHOP-BUTTON, co. Hants. SUTTON-BONNINGTON, a small town in the S. div. of Rushcliffe wap., co. Nottingham, 5 miles N.W. of Loughborough, its post town, and 1J mile S.E. of Kegworth railway station. It is a considerable village, comprehending the pars, of St. Michael and St. Ann, and is situated on the Midland Counties railway and the river Soar. The limit, of Zouch Mill is included in this parish. The livings are both rects.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, the former val. 520, and the latter 270. The parochial charities produce about 64 per an- num, of which 52 go to a school. There are a National and endowed free school., The Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Baptists have chapels. G. B. Paget, Esq., is lord of the manor of St. Michael, and W. Paget, Esq., of the manor of St. Ann. BUTTON-BOURNE, a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. of Long Sutton-, co. Lincoln, 2 miles N. of Long Sutton, its post town, and 4 N.E. of Holbeach. It is situated on the Sutton sluice, which empties itself into the Wash. The living is a perpot. cur. in the dioc. of Lin- coln, and in the gift of the vicar of the parish. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The Primitive Methodists and Unitarians have each a chapel, and there is a National school. BUTTON-BRIDGE, a hmlt. in the par. of Long Sutton, co. Lincoln, 2 miles S.E. of Long Sutton. It is a station on the Spalding and Lynn branch of the Great Northern railway. It has lately been reclaimed from the Wash. SUTTON-BY-DOVER, a par. in the hund. of Cor- nilo, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 4 miles S.W. of Deal, its post town, and 6J N. of Dover. The village is situated on an eminence. The par. includes the hmlt. of Little Sutton. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 107, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul. The parochial charities produce about 7 per annum. There is a day school. SUTTON CHART. See CUAKT SUTTON, co. Kent. SUTTON-CHENEY, a chplry. in the par. of Market- Bosworth, hund. of Sparkenhoe, co. Leicester, 5 miles N.W. of Hinckley, its post town, 2 S.E. of Blarket- Bosworth, and 5 S. W. of Desford. The village is situ- ated near the Ashby-de-la-Zouch canal and Redmoor Plain, where the h'attle of Bosworth was fought. Lime is burnt here; there are also some brick kilns. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Market Bos- worth, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church is dedicated to St. James. The parochial charities consist in Sir W. Roberta's almshouses, founded in 1612, and endowed with an annuity of 24, the rent of lands at Barwell. There is a free school. W. Stewart, Esq., of Aldenliam Abbey, Herts, is lord of the manor. SUTTON COLDFIELD, a par., post, and market town in the Birmingham div. of Hemlingford hund., co. Varwick, 7 miles N.E. of Birmingham, and 8 S.W. of Licbfield. It is a station on the London and North- Western railway. This town, formerly called Sutton- Colville, is of great antiquity, having been of some note in the Saxon times. It is situated on a branch of the river Tame, near the ancient Icknield Street, and is intersected by the Birmingham and Fazeley canal. The par. compre- hends the vils. of Little Sutton, Hill, Maney, Hill Hook, and Warmley. The manor was given by Henry I. to the Earl of Warwick in exchange for other manors, and was subsequently possessed by Vesey, Bishop of Exeter, and chaplain to Henry VIII., who revived the ancient prosperity of the town, which had fallen into decay, and gave to it the Chase, called Sutton Park, a demesne with several large sheets of water. At his expense the moot-hall or townhall was erected, and he obtained a charter of incorporation from Henry VIII., investing the government in a warden, two capital burgesses, and 22 other members. The town chiefly consists of one long street, occupying a situation on an acclivity. It is well paved and lighted with gas. The houses are mostly modern. It is a polling and petty sessions town, the sessions being held in the new townhall, constructed in 1859 at a cost of 5,000. There are an edge-tool manu- factory, and a mill for boring gun-barrels, but the staple trade is in agricultural produce. The land is princi- pally in pasture. The soil is peaty. The corporation, who are lords of the manor, hold a petty session on the Friday, a general quarter sessions, and also a court of record. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Worcester. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is of the 13th century, with a tower and six bells. The interior contains two old brasses. The aisles were added by Bishop Vesey, whose effigy is in the chancel. In addition to the parish church are the district churches of Boldmere St. Mi- chael's, Hill St. James, and Warmley, the livings of all which are perpet. curs.,* varying in val. from 150 to 134. The parochial charities produce about 2,295 per annum, of which 1,744 is town estate, and is distributed in marriage portions, and other useful objects. The free grammar school was founded and endowed by Bishop Vosey, and there are corporation schools for both sexes, including infants. The Inde- pendents and Roman Catholics have chapels. The principal residences are Four Oaks Hall, New Hall, Moor Hall, and Penns. In the vicinity is King's Stand- ing camp, where Charles I. harangued his soldiers, also Rounton mineral well. Market day is on Monday. Fairs are held on Trinity Monday, 14th March, 19th September, and 8th November. SUTTON COURTNEY, a par. in the hund. of Ock, co. Berks, 2J miles S.E. of Abingdon, its post town. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the Thames, near the Oxford railway and Wilts and Berks canal. The par. includes the tnshps. of Sutton Wick and Appleford. Some of the inhabitants are employed in a paper mill. The soil consists of clay, gravel, and loam. The living is a vie.* with the cur. of Appleford, in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 148, in the patron, of the Dean and Canons of Windsor. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure with a tower : the roof was restored in 1846. The interior contains a wooden rood loft and a Norman font surrounded by pillars. There is also a chapel-of-ease at Appleford. The parochial charities produce about 160 per annum, of which 45 go to Bradstock's school and 63 to Elder- field's almshouses. T. West, Esq., is lord of the manor. SUTTON-CUM-DUCHMANTON, a par. in the hund. of Scarsdale, co. Derby, 4 J miles S.E. of Chesterfield, its post town, and 160 from London. In the vicinity are the Duckmanton colliery and iron works. The living is a rect. * with the vie. of Duckmanton annexed, in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 309. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has several stained windows. The parochial charities produce about 23 per annum, of which 18 go to a school, which is free for the instruction of 20 poor boys. The principal residence is Sutton Hall, formerly the seat of the Harstones and Greys. It was fortified by Leake, Earl Scarsdale, for Charles I., but was taken in 1643. R. Arkwright, Esq., is lord of the manor. SUTTON-CUM-LOUND, a par. in the lib. of South- well and Scrooby, though locally in the Hatfield div. of Bassetlaw wap., co. Nottingham, 3 miles N.W. of East Retford, its post town, and 6 S.E. of Bawtry. It is a station on the Great Northern railway. The village is situated near the river Idle. The par. includes the tnshp. of Lound, and an old seat of the ancestors of Earl Fitzwilliam. In the vicinity are some gravel pits and Dane's Hill, supposed to have been an ancient encamp- ment. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Scrooby, in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 185. The church is dedi- cated to St. Bartholomew. The parochial charities pro r duce about 32 per annum, of which 27 go to a school. There are a free school and a National school. The Independents and Wesleyans have chapels. The Duke of Portland is lord of the manor.