Little Sutton was one of the four constituent medieval villages of Chiswick, in what is now West London, and the site of a royal manor house, Sutton Manor, later Sutton Court. The great house was accompanied by a small hamlet without a church of its own.
Much of the area was still rural until late in the 19th century. Little Sutton, one of the four constituent villages of Chiswick, was about the centre of the parish of Chiswick at that time; Strand-on-the-Green lies to the west, Old Chiswick to the east, and Turnham Green to the north. It is now part of the Grove Park district.[1]
Historyedit
Sutton Manoredit
Map of Sutton Court and Chiswick House by Peter Potter, 1818. Chiswick House is on the right in its landscaped grounds (dark green); the "river" (blue) is the remodelled Bollo Brook, and Fauconberg's "The Park" (white), acquired by Burlington for Chiswick House below it. Sutton Court is left centre, the old moated house enclosure to its north, and its fields just across the curving lane (now Fauconberg Road).
Sutton Manor is recorded from 1181. The lands of Sutton and Chiswick had by then already been given as an endowment for the Bishop of London and St Paul's Cathedral. It consisted of about half a square mile of arable fields and small areas of meadow and woods. In 1458 it had its own watermill.[2][3] It was a Crown holding in the 14th and 15 centuries; in 1396, king Richard II built a royal residence here, complete with a chapel, a hall, and a moat.[2] The house was used by kings Henry IV and Henry V; Henry VI used a later house from at least 1441–1443.[2] Others who used the house included Sir Thomas More, Lord High Chancellor to Henry VIII, in 1524; the speaker of the House of Commons Chaloner Chute, in 1639; and Thomas Belasyse, Viscount Fauconberg in 1675; his wife, Mary, Oliver Cromwell's daughter, lived in the house until 1713, and is buried in St Nicholas Church, Chiswick.[2][3][4] By 1589 the great house was accompanied by farm buildings, a malthouse, and a gatehouse, with 3 acres of gardens and orchards.[2] By 1674 the walled garden extended to 12 acres, and by 1691 the gardens included a bowling green and a maze.[2] The field around the old moated enclosure was called Berry-gates until at least 1818. for "gated burh", a fortified place; the name survives in the nearby Barrowgate Road.[3]
Sutton Courtedit
In 1795 the house was remodelled as Sutton Court; it stood to the south of the former moated house, at what is now the corner of Sutton Court Road and Fauconberg Road. In 1845 it served as a boy's boarding school, run by Frederick Tappenden. It was demolished and replaced by the "Sutton Court Mansions" block of flats in 1905.[2][3]
Sutton Court, the remodelled manor house, 1844
Sutton Court Mansions, Fauconberg Road, 1905
Little Suttonedit
Little Sutton was never more than a small hamlet without a church; by 1703 there were some almshouses, and there appears to have been an inn named the Queen's Head, documented in 1722 and 1862 (if they were the same building).[5] It was simply named Sutton in 1181; this developed into "Sutton Chiswick" or "Sutton by Chiswick" in the 14th and 15th centuries; "Sutton Beauregard" in the 1450s, for the view south over the river to the Surrey hills when the manor (later called Sutton Court) belonged to the Crown; and finally Little Sutton by 1590.[5] By 1801 there were 14 houses in Little Sutton.[5] One building, the 1676 Little Sutton Cottage, survives on Sutton Lane South, facing the main A4 dual carriageway; it is now Grade II listed.[6][7] The village inn, the Queen's Head, now called the Hole in the Wall, is on Sutton Lane North, just across the A4. The building, much altered in 1925, dates from 1676.[7]
Little Sutton Cottage, 1676
The Hole in the Wall, 1925, formerly the Queen's Head, 1676
Anderson, James (1862). Memorable Women of the Puritan Times. Vol. 2. Blackie and Son.
Baker, T. F. T.; et al. (1982). "Chiswick: Growth". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden. British History Online.
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Little Sutton was one of the four constituent medieval villages of Chiswick in what is now West London and the site of a royal manor house Sutton Manor later Sutton Court The great house was accompanied by a small hamlet without a church of its own Little Sutton area on Ordnance Survey map c 1880 Little Sutton is top centre Kew Bridge and Strand on the Green top left Chiswick House and Gardens top centre right and Old Chiswick top right Grove House and its Park are centre left between the river and the railway leading to Barnes Railway Bridge A broad strip beside the river is marked as marsh much of the peninsula is shown as orchard arrays of dots or open fields The manor was used by four kings of England Richard II Henry IV Henry V and Henry VI and Mary Oliver Cromwell s daughter lived there The name survives in local street and house names Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2 1 Sutton Manor 2 2 Sutton Court 2 3 Little Sutton 3 References 4 SourcesGeography editMuch of the area was still rural until late in the 19th century Little Sutton one of the four constituent villages of Chiswick was about the centre of the parish of Chiswick at that time Strand on the Green lies to the west Old Chiswick to the east and Turnham Green to the north It is now part of the Grove Park district 1 History editSutton Manor edit nbsp Map of Sutton Court and Chiswick House by Peter Potter 1818 Chiswick House is on the right in its landscaped grounds dark green the river blue is the remodelled Bollo Brook and Fauconberg s The Park white acquired by Burlington for Chiswick House below it Sutton Court is left centre the old moated house enclosure to its north and its fields just across the curving lane now Fauconberg Road Sutton Manor is recorded from 1181 The lands of Sutton and Chiswick had by then already been given as an endowment for the Bishop of London and St Paul s Cathedral It consisted of about half a square mile of arable fields and small areas of meadow and woods In 1458 it had its own watermill 2 3 It was a Crown holding in the 14th and 15 centuries in 1396 king Richard II built a royal residence here complete with a chapel a hall and a moat 2 The house was used by kings Henry IV and Henry V Henry VI used a later house from at least 1441 1443 2 Others who used the house included Sir Thomas More Lord High Chancellor to Henry VIII in 1524 the speaker of the House of Commons Chaloner Chute in 1639 and Thomas Belasyse Viscount Fauconberg in 1675 his wife Mary Oliver Cromwell s daughter lived in the house until 1713 and is buried in St Nicholas Church Chiswick 2 3 4 By 1589 the great house was accompanied by farm buildings a malthouse and a gatehouse with 3 acres of gardens and orchards 2 By 1674 the walled garden extended to 12 acres and by 1691 the gardens included a bowling green and a maze 2 The field around the old moated enclosure was called Berry gates until at least 1818 for gated burh a fortified place the name survives in the nearby Barrowgate Road 3 Sutton Court edit In 1795 the house was remodelled as Sutton Court it stood to the south of the former moated house at what is now the corner of Sutton Court Road and Fauconberg Road In 1845 it served as a boy s boarding school run by Frederick Tappenden It was demolished and replaced by the Sutton Court Mansions block of flats in 1905 2 3 nbsp Sutton Court the remodelled manor house 1844 nbsp Sutton Court Mansions Fauconberg Road 1905Little Sutton edit Little Sutton was never more than a small hamlet without a church by 1703 there were some almshouses and there appears to have been an inn named the Queen s Head documented in 1722 and 1862 if they were the same building 5 It was simply named Sutton in 1181 this developed into Sutton Chiswick or Sutton by Chiswick in the 14th and 15th centuries Sutton Beauregard in the 1450s for the view south over the river to the Surrey hills when the manor later called Sutton Court belonged to the Crown and finally Little Sutton by 1590 5 By 1801 there were 14 houses in Little Sutton 5 One building the 1676 Little Sutton Cottage survives on Sutton Lane South facing the main A4 dual carriageway it is now Grade II listed 6 7 The village inn the Queen s Head now called the Hole in the Wall is on Sutton Lane North just across the A4 The building much altered in 1925 dates from 1676 7 nbsp Little Sutton Cottage 1676 nbsp The Hole in the Wall 1925 formerly the Queen s Head 1676References edit Clegg 1995 pp 6 12 17 a b c d e f g Clegg 1995 pp 13 16 a b c d Wisdom 2008 Anderson 1862 p 29 a b c Baker 1982 Little Sutton Cottage British Listed Buildings Retrieved 15 July 2021 a b Clegg 1995 pp 19 20 Sources editAnderson James 1862 Memorable Women of the Puritan Times Vol 2 Blackie and Son Baker T F T et al 1982 Chiswick Growth A History of the County of Middlesex Volume 7 Acton Chiswick Ealing and Brentford West Twyford Willesden British History Online Clegg Gillian 1995 Chiswick Past Historical Publications ISBN 0 94866 733 8 Wisdom James 2008 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