Sutton Grange, North Yorkshire

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.

Sutton Grange
Farmhouse in Sutton Grange
Sutton Grange Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE284740
Civil parish	North Stainley with Sleningford
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RIPON
Postcode district	HG4
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.1625°N 1.5665°W / 54.1625; -1.5665

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] Between 1974 and 2023 it was part of the Harrogate district in North Yorkshire, and on 1 April 1988 it was absorbed into the civil parish of North Stainley with Sleningford.^[6]

Since 2023 it is administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

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]

See also

• Listed buildings in North Stainley with Sleningford