Sutton-in-Ashfield
Sutton-in-Ashfield is a town in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 40,000. It is close to Mansfield.
History
The area was first settled in Saxon times and the Saxon suffix 'ton' means 'an enclosure or fenced in clearing'. The town appears in the Domesday Book as ?Sutone?. There are also documents from 1189 showing that Gerard, son of Walter de Sutton, gave two bovates of land and the church at Sutton to Thurgaton Priory.
Related Topics:
Saxon - Domesday Book - Bovates - Thurgaton Priory
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