Little Sutton, Cheshire

Little Sutton is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Located between Childer Thornton and Great Sutton, it is a suburb of the town of Ellesmere Port.

Little Sutton

A41 road in Little Sutton
Little Sutton
Location within Cheshire
OS grid referenceSJ372769
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townELLESMERE PORT
Postcode districtCH66
Dialling code0151
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Formerly a township in the parish of Eastham in the Wirral Hundred,[1] Little Sutton became part of Ellesmere Port civil parish in 1950. The population was 166 in 1801, 432 in 1851 and 1,109 in 1901.[2]

Old Red Lion public house

Little Sutton is mostly residential and sits either side of the A41 road, linking Birkenhead and Chester. Little Sutton railway station is situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. The 'Old Red Lion' public house, which was rebuilt in 1934 to replace a much older building, is located near the junction of Chester Road (A41) and Station Road (B5463).

Sports facilities

Sporting facilities include Hooton Lawn Tennis Club, which was established in 1912 but significantly rebuilt in 1999 and now provides its members with four artificial grass courts.

Transport

Trains run every 30 minutes to Ellesmere Port, and Liverpool Central from Little Sutton Railway Station, and services to Chester via Hooton. These services are all run by Merseyrail. There are also frequent bus services:

Route No.FromToViaFrequencyCompanyNotes
1LiverpoolChesterCheshire Oaks, Ellesmere PortEvery 10 minsStagecoachQuality Partnership
2LiverpoolChesterHope Farm, Ellesmere PortEvery 10 minsArriva/StagecoachQuality Partnership
811/817LeasoweBroughtonBirkenheadEvery 1 HourCumfybus
106Little SuttonCheshire OaksBus StationEvery 1 HourArrowebrookSunday Only
6Glenwood Road/Childer CrescentStanney GrangeBus StationEvery 20 minsGHA Coaches/StagecoachExtends to Childer Crescent on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
359Neston (Raby Park Road)Ellesmere PortWillaston (a.m.)/Ledsham Road (p.m.)1 a.m. journey and 1 p.m. journeyHelms of Eastham
272Neston Railway StationEllesmere PortWillastonHourlyHelms of Eastham

See also

References
  1. http://opendomesday.org/place/XX0000/great-and-little-sutton/ Open Domesday Map: Great and Little Sutton
  2. "Little Sutton". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 9 July 2020.


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