Sutton Courtenay

Sutton Courtenay is a city and civil parish on the River Thames, two miles south of Abingdon and five kilometers northwest of Didcot. By 1974, Sutton Courtenay was one of Berkshire, since the change of county boundaries it is one of Oxfordshire.

History

  • 688: King Ine of Wessex equips the monastery of Abingdon with the manorial system (Manor ) Sutton.
  • 801: Sutton is royal, only the church and the priest's house remain at the monastery
  • 1086: The Domesday Book records that Sutton is half owned by the King

The name component " Courtenay " is an indication that Sutton was from the end of the 12th century in the possession of the Courtenay family.

Attractions

  • Norman Hall ( built 1192 )
  • The Abbey ( 1320 )
  • Great Hall ( 14th century)
  • The Wharf ( built in 1913 ), Herbert Henry Asquith's country seat. Here Britain's entry into the First World War was signed.
  • All Saint's Church ( 12th century )
  • Cemetery with the graves of Eric Arthur Blair ( George Orwell ), Herbert Henry Asquith, David Astor

Personalities

  • Empress Matilda was probably born in Sutton
  • Violet Bonham Carter, daughter Asquith, was the owner of Mill House
  • Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter ( granddaughter of Violet Bonham Carter )
  • Jacques Goddet, organizer of the Tour de France, went to school here

All Saint 's Church

Asquith's grave

Orwell's grave

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