Sutton, Selby

Sutton is a small village in the civil parish of Byram cum Sutton, in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 1 mile north of Knottingley, across the River Aire in West Yorkshire.

Sutton
Sutton Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE495253
Civil parish	Byram cum Sutton
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KNOTTINGLEY
Postcode district	WF11
Dialling code	01977
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Selby
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.722°N 1.252°W / 53.722; -1.252

The toponym is from the Old English sūð tūn, meaning "south farmstead". The place was once known as Sutton in Elmet, from its location in the district of Elmet.^[1] Sutton was historically a township in the ancient parish of Brotherton^[2] in the West Riding of Yorkshire.^[3] It became a separate civil parish in 1866, but on 26 March 1891 the civil parish was abolished and merged with the civil parish of Byram cum Poole to form the civil parish of Byram cum Sutton.^[4] In 1881 the parish had a population of 39.^[5] In 1974 it was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Selby, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

See also

• Listed buildings in Byram cum Sutton