Sutton, Vale of Glamorgan

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Sutton is a small hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, just south of Llandow.

History

Sutton was once home to the Turbervill family, and Edward Turbervill once had his seat at Sutton.{{cite book|title=A List of the names and residences of the High Sheriffs of the County of Glamorgan: from 1541 to 1966|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2bfkAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=20 August 2011|year=1966|publisher=George Williams|page=84}} A Bronze Age barrow has been unearthed in Sutton.{{cite book|title=The bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HX5nAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=20 August 2011|year=1968|publisher=Oxford University Press.|page=283}}{{cite book|author=National Museum of Wales|title=Annual report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VNM9AQAAIAAJ|accessdate=20 August 2011|year=1939|publisher=The Museum}} In 1940, Sir Cyril Fox was said to have found "a primary burial of a typical Beaker man, crouched in a large pit cut into the subsoil, with a Beaker of debased 'B1' type and barbed and tanged flint arrow-heads."{{cite book|last1=Foster|first1=Idris Llewelyn|last2=Daniel|first2=Glyn Edmund|title=Prehistoric and early Wales|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C0gLAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=20 August 2011|year=1965|publisher=Routledge and K. Paul|page=83}}

Notable landmarks

It contains three listed buildings, Sutton Farmhouse which is Grade II* listed and the "Long Range of Outbuildings to Northwest of Sutton Farmhouse" and "Small Outbuilding immediately to West of Sutton Farmhouse" which are Grade II listed.{{cite web|url=http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/files/Living/Planning/Policy/Listed_Buildings/Listed_Buildings_10_06.pdf|title=Listed Buildings|publisher=www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk|accessdate=20 August 2011}} Nearby is Llandow Industrial Estate and Springfield Nurseries, a major supplier of pot Chrysanthemums to the UK market.

A 5 bedroom mansion in Sutton named The Granary was valued at £730,000 as of August 2011, making it amongst the most expensive properties in the county.{{cite web|url=http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/11700722|title=The Granary|publisher=Zoopla|accessdate=20 August 2010}}

References

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Category:Villages in the Vale of Glamorgan