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Sutton-in-Craven Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Sutton-in-Craven

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Sutton-in-Craven history

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Sutton existed before 1086 as “Sutun”: listed in the Domesday Book. The landowner then was Ravenkeld who was taxed on 240 acres (100 hectares) of ploughland. In the 14th century the village was known as Sutton-in-Ayrdale. In 1620 the village became part of the ancient parish of Kildwick. In 1869 Sutton was constituted as a separate ecclesiastical district.

Industry

Greenroyd Mill at Sutton Clough was in 1815 Peter Hartley’s cotton mill. Bairstow family were woollen manufacturers from 1838 until 1970 but a nursing home and houses now stand on the site of their mill.

Transport

In 1773 the first Bingley to Skipton section of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal passed 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the north of Sutton. By 1781 the canal joined Leeds to Gargrave, and in 1816 completed the link to Liverpool. In 1786 the Keighley and Kendal Turnpike road opened, followed in 1823 by the Blackburn to Addingham road.

Sutton-in-Craven landmarks

Craven House, the oldest village building, faces High Street and dates from the late 16th to early 17th centuries. Lund’s Tower and Wainman’s Pinnacle are on a hill to the south-west. Sutton Clough, formerly part of the Sutton Hall Estate, is at the south of the village.

You can visit Sutton-in-Craven places with Walkfo Sutton-in-Craven to hear history at Sutton-in-Craven’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sutton-in-Craven has 20 places to visit in our interactive Sutton-in-Craven map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Sutton-in-Craven, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Sutton-in-Craven places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sutton-in-Craven & the surrounding areas.

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20 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Sutton-in-Craven tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Sutton-in-Craven

  

Best Sutton-in-Craven places to visit

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Sutton-in-Craven has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Sutton-in-Craven’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Sutton-in-Craven’s information audio spots:

Silsden A.F.C. Silsden A.F.C. are a football club that play in West Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.

Wainman’s Pinnacle Wainman’s Pinnacle, originally built as a folly, is a stone obelisk in Sutton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire. It has been a grade II listed building in the National Heritage List for England since 1984.

Lund’s Tower Lund’s Tower is a stone-built folly situated to the south-west of the North Yorkshire village of Sutton-in-Craven. It is listed in the National Heritage List for England at Grade II.

The Hitching Stone The Hitching Stone is a gritstone erratic block on Keighley Moor, North Yorkshire. It is said to be the largest boulder in Yorkshire at 29 feet (8.8 metres) long, 25 feet (7.6 metres) wide and 21 feet (6.4 metres) high.

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