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Sutton

A village on high ground at the western edge of the Isle of Ely, six miles from the city, with one of the most striking church towers in the Fens.

St Andrew’s Church, Sutton, a large stone church whose tall tower is topped by an octagonal lantern
St Andrew’s Church, Sutton. Photo: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0

Isle of Ely village

About Sutton

Sutton stands on the western end of the Isle of Ely, looking out over the flat fen towards the Ouse Washes. Its parish church of St Andrew was built in the 14th century, and its tall tower, topped by an unusual two-stage octagonal lantern, can be seen for miles across the surrounding farmland.

Below the village, the hamlet of Sutton Gault sits beside the New Bedford River, one of the great 17th-century drainage cuts, on the edge of the Ouse Washes, where winter floods attract huge numbers of wildfowl.

Sutton Parish Council

Sutton at a glance

  • St Andrew’s Church, with its octagonal tower top, on the High Street
  • Walks down to Sutton Gault and the banks of the New Bedford River
  • Six miles west of Ely, with buses to the city
  • Parish council in place since 1895

Community in Sutton

  • Sutton Parish Council

    Parish council for Sutton and Sutton Gault, with meeting dates, minutes and village news.

See all community organisations, filtered to Sutton

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