Sutton-in-the-Isle
Sutton-in-the-Isle, commonly referred to simply as Sutton, is a village in the county of Cambridgeshire in England, near the city of Ely. The "in-the-Isle" suffix refers to the fact that the village is part of the Isle of Ely, once an island in The Fens.
Timeline1086 - The village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book;1370 - The Church was built;1630 - The Fens were ordered to be drained;1774 - John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement, visited the village;1790 - The Methodist Chapel was constructed;1791 - The Baptist Chapel was built;1860 - The village School was built;1866 - Railway Opens;1872 - Second Methodist Chapel built;1880 - Primitive Methodist Chapel built;1914 - Third Methodist Chapel built;1935 - Primitive Methodist Chapel closed;1938 - Electricity comes to the village;1941 - Mepal Airfield constructed between the villages of Sutton and Mepal;1960's - Sutton was host to a one mile section of one of the worlds first magnetic levitation train tracks. The track was built to test the linear induction motor of Eric Laithwaite.1964 - Railway closes;1984 - Bypass opened;1996 - Cambridge Machinery Sales move to the village;2000 - Straw burning power station opened;2002 - Village wins East Cambs, Cambridgeshire and Calor England and Wales village of the year awards;
Sutton Church
The Church of the village has a distinctively shaped tower. It is often described as being the shape of a pepperpot.
Sutton Gault
Sutton Gault is a small settlement within the parish of Sutton-in-the-Isle. It comprises of a few houses and farms and a restaurant. The Old Bedford River and New Bedford River pass through Sutton Gault and often flood into the land between them.
See also List of places in Cambridgeshire
External links Village website 2001 Census
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