King's Sutton

The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of Saints Peter and Paul are the Norman font[6] and largely Norman chancel. The north aisle was added in the 13th century and the south aisle early in the 14th century.[6] The bell tower and most of the windows are Decorated Gothic. The spire was added to the tower probably late in the 14th century, raising the steeple to a height of 198 feet (60 m).[8] Sir Nikolaus Pevsner considered it "one of the finest, if not the finest, spire in this county of spires".[8] The south porch, north aisle, west window and very fine east window of the chancel are Perpendicular Gothic.[8]

Ss. Peter & Paul parish is now part of a single Church of England benefice with the adjacent parish of Newbottle and Charlton.[9]

360 degree panorama taken in King's Sutton, United Kingdom. Prominently visible is the Church of England parish church of Saints Peter and Paul.

The Court House was built in about 1500, partly of stone and partly timber-framed.[6] It was altered in the 16th and 18th centuries.[6]

The manor house was built in the middle of the 17th century.[6]

Astrop Park house

Astrop house is a Grade II* listed country manor about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east of the village. It is constructed of limestone ashlar in two storeys with a 7-bay frontage [10][11]

It was built c.1740 for Sir John Willes, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.[12] Sir John Soane added wings for the Revd. William Shippen Willes, which were extended in the 19th century and demolished in 1961.[13] William Wilkinson added the Keeper's lodge, pheasantry and a cottage in 1868.[14] Lancelot "Capability" Brown laid out the grounds.[15]

Astrop was the site of a famous Spa[13] discovered in the 17th century. All that now remains is a small well known as St. Rumbald's Well, south of the house in a valley (see "History" section).

The Oxford and Rugby Railway between Oxford and Banbury was built between 1845 and 1850, passing through the west of King's Sutton parish between the village and the River Cherwell. The Great Western Railway had taken the line over by the time it opened, and in 1872 the GWR opened King's Sutton railway station for the village.[16] Chiltern Railways trains to London Marylebone, Birmingham Snow Hill, Great Western Railway (train operating company) services to Oxford and Didcot Parkway now serve the station.

King's Sutton railway station was upgraded and regained its footbridge in 2009. When the footbridge was erected, both a new shelter was added and the fencing was improved.

The village has a parish council with 15 members.[17]

King's Sutton Heritage Trust Fund was formed in December 2005 with a Mission Statement which reads 'To promote, protect and enhance the history, facilities, structures, and amenities of the village of King's Sutton and the surrounding area for the benefit of its inhabitants.[18]

• Olga Kevelos was landlady of The Three Tuns in Kings Sutton for a number of years.[19]
• Arthur Halestrap, one of the last surviving British soldiers of the First World War, lived and died in the village.

A picture of farmland outside the village of King's Sutton in Northamptonshire.

Kings Sutton Primary School is in Richmond Street.[20] It celebrated its centenary in 2008. Its last Ofsted report was in 2010 and gave the school grade 2, stating: "This is a good school. The new headteacher provides focused leadership so that all the staff are supporting the good quality of education for the pupils."[21] The school used to be in Astrop Road and those premises are now a private house. Kings Sutton has also a pre-school.

King's Sutton has two public houses: The Butchers Arms (Hook Norton Brewery), and The White Horse.

There is a lawn tennis club.[22]

• Banburyshire
• History of Banbury

• Compton, Hugh J. (1976). The Oxford Canal. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 117. ISBN 0-7153-7238-6.
• Crossley, Alan (ed.); Colvin, Christina; Cooper, Janet; Cooper, N.H.; Harvey, P.D.A.; Hollings, Marjory; Hook, Judith; Jessup, Mary; Lobel, Mary D.; Mason, J.F.A.; Trinder, B.S.; Turner, Hilary (1972). A History of the County of Oxford, Volume 10. Victoria County History. pp. 49–71.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
• Deegan, Alison; Foard, Glenn (2008). Mapping Ancient Landscapes in Northamptonshire. English Heritage. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-1-905624-42-3.
• Grogarty, Paul (31 May 2003). "England: Adapting to life in the slow lane". Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
• Lambert, Angela (6 July 1992). "The truth about the 'Idle Women' of the canals". The Independent on Sunday. London. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
• "Wartime boatwoman, Olga Kevelos has died". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Johnston Press. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
• Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1973) [1961]. Northamptonshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 95–6, 278–9, 529. ISBN 0-14-071022-1.
• TP-Jamieson, Susan (26 January 2003). "History of Fast Women". The Times Online. London: News International. Retrieved 8 November 2009.

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Media related to Kings Sutton at Wikimedia Commons

• King’s Sutton website