Kings Sutton, United Kingdom
Kings Sutton is a town of 2,116 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Kings Sutton
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 9 places to eat and 3 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Banbury Museum, Bloxham Village Museum, Adderbury Lakes and Farthinghoe Nature Reserve.
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About Kings Sutton
King's Sutton is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, in the valley of the River Cherwell. It is sited about 4.1 miles (6.6 km) south-east of Banbury, Oxfordshire. The parish includes the hamlets of Astrop, contiguous with eastern end of King's Sutton, and Upper Astrop, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east, in the same area as the shrunken villages of Great and Little Purston.
From the Wikipedia article King's Sutton (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks7
Banbury Museum
Museum · 3.7 mi
Museum in Banbury, England, United Kingdom
Bloxham Village Museum
Museum · 4.2 mi
Local museum in Bloxham, England, United Kingdom
Banbury Castle
Monument and historic site · 3.6 mi
Archaeological site in Banbury, Cherwell, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Adderbury Lakes
Park · 1.4 mi
Local nature reserve in Oxfordshire, England, UK
Farthinghoe Nature Reserve
Park · 2.7 mi
Nature reserve in the United Kingdom
Restaurants and cafes9
Where to stay3
History
Blacklands, 0.5 miles (800 m) north of the village, is the site of a Roman town. Coins from the 4th century AD have been recovered from the site.
The infant Saint Rumwold (or Rumwald, Rumbold or Rumbald) is said to have lived and died at King's Sutton in 662. Rumwold is said to have lived for only three days, but professed his faith throughout.
The English Civil War helped develop Banbury’s then arms industry. The Royalist garrison was constantly at work early in 1645 digging saltpetre in King's Sutton and making gunpowder out of it in a house specially built near Banbury. Just over ten years earlier, a government saltpetreman had operated at Banbury for a year, having moved there from the then small market town of Coventry, before moving on to Hook Norton a short while afterwards. King's Sutton was a local centre for saltpetre excavation and digging at the time.
From the History section of King's Sutton on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Kings Sutton
Rumwold of BuckinghamEnglish infant saintPhoto: Fractal Angel, CC BY-SA 2.0- William Lisle BowlesEnglish priest, poet and critic (1762–1850)
Born in Kings Sutton, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Churches and places of worship18
Church of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church · 3.3 mi
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School
School · Anglican · 1.9 mi
Green Lane, Banbury
Map of Kings Sutton
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Getting there and nearby towns
Oxford Airport (OXF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 13 miles away.
- Deddington 3 mi southwest, about 6 min by car
- Banbury 4 mi northwest, about 6 min by car
- Brackley 5 mi east, about 9 min by car
- Bicester 10 mi southeast, about 16 min by car
- Tingewick 10 mi east, about 16 min by car
- Byfield 11 mi north, about 17 min by car
- Lower Brailes 11 mi west, about 18 min by car
- Buckingham 12 mi east, about 20 min by car
- Silverstone 12 mi northeast, about 19 min by car
- Kidlington 14 mi south, about 22 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kings Sutton 1 (3), Snow storm in Eastern Asia at en.wikipedia, Public domain
- Church of St Peter and St Paul, Kings Sutton, Northants, kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0
- Banbury Museum - Oxford Canal, Banbury (8723264045), Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0
- Banbury StJohnE WNW, Motacilla, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Mary's Church - Banbury, Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0
- Souldern StMaryTheVirgin SouthElevation, Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Michael, Aynho 1, Poliphilo, CC0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, laye, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, editid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
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