Not to be confused with Sutton Grange in the parish of Ellington High and Low, near Masham

Sutton Grange is a hamlet in the civil parish of North Stainley with Sleningford, in North Yorkshire, England, 2 miles (3 km) north west of Ripon.

History

The name "Sutton" means 'South farm/settlement'.[1] Sutton Grange was recorded in the Domesday Book as Sudton/Sudtunen.[2] It was historically a township in the parish of Ripon in the West Riding of Yorkshire,[3] and became a separate civil parish in 1866.[4] In 1971 the parish had a population of 40.[5] In 1974 it was transferred to Harrogate district in North Yorkshire, and on 1 April 1988 it was absorbed into the civil parish of North Stainley with Sleningford.[6]

Sutton Grange was the site of a grange of Fountains Abbey.[7] Earthworks surrounding an enclosure known as Hall Garth represent the only visible remains of the grange.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Sutton Grange Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Place name: Sutton Grange". The National Archives. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ "History of Sutton Grange, in Harrogate and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  4. ^ Vision of Britain: Sutton Grange CP
  5. ^ "Population statistics Sutton Grange CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  6. ^ Harrogate (Parishes) Order 1988, "Bulletin of changes of Local Authorities status, names and areas" (PDF). Department of the Environment. 1987–88. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  7. ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 162.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 52119". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 26 February 2014.