Sutton, Norfolk
Encyclopedia
Sutton is a village
(with 486 dwelling houses and a population of 1226) in the English
county of Norfolk. It lies next to the Norfolk Broads (Barton Broad to its south-west, and Hickling Broad to its south-east), about 16 miles north-east of Norwich on the A149 road
, adjacent to the slightly larger market town
of Stalham
.
Sutton has a Post Office
, public house
and hotel, primary school, garden centre, village hall and a parish church. Nearby is the striking landmark of Sutton Mill. Tourism and recreational facilities include Sutton Pottery, and the Museum of the Broads.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
(with 486 dwelling houses and a population of 1226) in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Norfolk. It lies next to the Norfolk Broads (Barton Broad to its south-west, and Hickling Broad to its south-east), about 16 miles north-east of Norwich on the A149 road
A149 road
The A149 is a major route in Norfolk, linking Kings Lynn to Great Yarmouth. It runs via the coast rather than on a more direct route such as the A47. The eastern section runs through The Broads.-Kings Lynn to Wells next the Sea:...
, adjacent to the slightly larger market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
of Stalham
Stalham
Stalham is a market town on the River Ant in the English county of Norfolk, in East Anglia. It covers an area of and had a population of 2,951 in 1,333 households as of the 2001 census. It lies within the Norfolk Broads, about north-east of Norwich on the A149 road.For the purposes of local...
.
Sutton has a Post Office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
and hotel, primary school, garden centre, village hall and a parish church. Nearby is the striking landmark of Sutton Mill. Tourism and recreational facilities include Sutton Pottery, and the Museum of the Broads.