King's Sutton is a village at the very South Western corner of Northamptonshire, it is near Banbury and Brackley, and is on the river Cherwell.
King's Sutton
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County:
Northamptonshire
District:
West Northamptonshire
Population:
2112 (2011 census)
King's Sutton, which means the "King's South Estate" has existed since Saxon times, near to the current village are the remains of a Roman settlement. King's Sutton was the birthplace of Saint Rumwold in 662CE who only lived for three days but was said to have professed his Christian faith!
During the Middle Ages a local industry was the mining of saltpetre (potassium nitrate) which was used in the manufacture of gunpowder. During the Civil War a Royalist garrison dug saltpetre at King's Sutton.
The oldest building in King's Sutton is the parish church dedicated to St Peter and St Paul which has some surviving Norman elements including the chancel (and maybe some Saxon materials) with other parts including the very fine spire added in the 13th and 14th centuries.
While there is still agricultural land around the village nowadays most inhabitants work elsewhere. King's Sutton railway station was opened in 1872, it is a stop on the Chiltern Main Line.
