Sutton Lane Ends

Sutton

The Old Kings Head, Gurnett
Sutton
 Sutton shown within Cheshire
Population 2,464 [1]
OS grid referenceSJ930712
Civil parishSutton
Unitary authorityCheshire East
Ceremonial countyCheshire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MACCLESFIELD
Postcode district SK11
Dialling code 01260
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentMacclesfield
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Coordinates: 53°14′17″N 2°06′22″W / 53.237962°N 2.106114°W / 53.237962; -2.106114

Sutton Lane Ends or Sutton is a semi-rural village and civil parish that is situated approximately a mile south of Macclesfield; it includes the hamlets of Gurnett and Jarman. Sutton is in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The rivers Bollin and Rosendale run through Sutton Lane Ends, as does the Macclesfield Canal.

The population of the entire civil parish is 2,464.[1] In the past, the community was centred on farming, forestry and textiles; however, since these industries declined, most of the population now travel to nearby Macclesfield or Manchester for employment

Sutton Lane Ends has had an Anglican church, Sutton St. James, since 1840. The community of Sutton is served by a village shop, primary school (Hollinhey Primary School) and five public houses

Education

Sutton is served by Hollinhey Primary School for pupils aged 4 – 11. Following on from this, children usually attend one of the four High Schools in Macclesfield (All Hallows Catholic College, Macclesfield, The Fallibroome Academy, The Macclesfield Academy, Tytherington High School).

Notable People

Charles Tunnicliffe, the renowned naturalistic painter of British birds and other wildlife, spent his early years living on a farm on Walker Lane in Sutton. His work is still celebrated with the Charles and Winifred Tunnicliffe Memorial Art Competition, which is held annually at Hollinhey Primary School.[2]

The engineer James Brindley (1716-1772) did his apprenticeship in Gurnett in about 1733. A plaque commemorating this fact can still be seen on Plough Cottage.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 2001 census details Accessed 15 May 2007.
  2. ↑ Charles and Winifred Tunnicliffe Memorial Art Competition at Hollinhey School

External links

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