Sutton, West Sussex
Sutton is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England, located six kilometres (4 miles) 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.[1] The 2011 Census population included the village of Barlavington and hamlet of Codmore Hill.
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  Sutton Location within West Sussex | |
| Area | 9.20 km2 (3.55 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 425. 2011 Census[2] |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU979151 |
| • London | 45 miles (72 km) NNE |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PULBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | RH20 |
| Dialling code | 01798 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
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The village has an Anglican church, St John the Baptist, and one 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.[3][4] 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,[5] which was remodelled for him by F. R. S. Yorke in 1937.[6]
References
- "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- "SSSI Citation — Coates Castle" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 4 April 2009. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "Endangered cricket reintroduced in South East England". Wildlife Extra.com. May 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
