Sutton, West Sussex
{{Short description|Village and parish in West Sussex, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Sutton
| country = England
| civil_parish = Sutton
| region = South East England
| static_image = The White Horse in Sutton - geograph.org.uk - 6376805.jpg
| static_image_width =
| static_image_caption = The White Horse at junction
| area_total_km2 = 9.20
| population = 425.
| population_ref = 2011 Census{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129312&c=GU28+0JR&d=16&e=62&g=6479420&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1444833947145&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=14 October 2015}}
| population_density = {{convert|21|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
| os_grid_reference = SU979151
| coordinates = {{coord|50.92767|-0.60824|display=inline,title}}
| post_town = PULBOROUGH
| postcode_area = RH
| postcode_district = RH20
| dial_code = 01798
| constituency_westminster = Arundel and South Downs
| london_distance = {{convert|45|mi}} NNE
| shire_district = Chichester
| shire_county = West Sussex
| website =
}}
Sutton is a village, Anglican parish and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England, {{convert|4|mi}} south of Petworth and east of the A285 road.
The parish has a land area of 920 hectares (2272 acres). In the 2001 census 192 people lived in 83 households, of whom 83 were economically active. The 2011 Census population included the village of Barlavington and hamlet of Codmore Hill.
The village has an Anglican church dedicated to St John the Baptist, and a pub, the White Horse.
Landmarks
Lords Piece at Coates is a Site of Special Scientific Interest within the parish which at one time contained the entire known remaining British population of the field cricket Gryllus campestris.{{Cite work|title=SSSI Citation — Coates Castle |publisher=Natural England |url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1006512.pdf |access-date=4 April 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/cricket-endangered.html#cr |title=Endangered cricket reintroduced in South East England |date=May 2010 |publisher=Wildlife Extra.com |access-date=3 November 2010}} Coates Castle is within the neighbouring parish of Fittleworth.
Notable people
- Sir Gerald Barry a British newspaper editor and organiser of the Festival of Britain, lived at Forge House,{{Cite web |url=http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-40426643.html |title=7 bedroom house for sale in Sutton, Petworth, West Sussex, RH20 |access-date=30 November 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041456/http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-40426643.html |url-status=dead }} which was remodelled for him by F. R. S. Yorke in 1937.{{cite web |url=https://www.architecture.com/image-library/ribapix/image-information/poster/forge-cottage-sutton-sussex-closeup-of-the-doubleheight-living-room-extension-and-sun-terrace/posterid/RIBA24477.html |title=Forge Cottage, Sutton, Sussex: close-up of the double-height living room extension and sun terrace {{!}} RIBA |website=www.architecture.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041704/https://www.architecture.com/image-library/ribapix/image-information/poster/forge-cottage-sutton-sussex-closeup-of-the-doubleheight-living-room-extension-and-sun-terrace/posterid/RIBA24477.html |archive-date=2017-12-01}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Sutton, West Sussex}}
{{Chichester}}
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Category:Villages in West Sussex
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