Sutton

township lies four and a half miles S.E. from Oswestry, and one and a half mile from Weston Felton, near the Rednal railway station. In 1841 here were 31 houses and 135 inhabitants; the township comprises 664a. 3r. 22p. of land, the owners of which are Mr. Edward Edwards, Mr. John Edwards, Messrs. Sides, Mr. John Manford, Mr. William Duckett, and the executors of late Mr. Croxon. The tithes were commuted in 1838 for £116. 7s. 9d. Rateable value of the township, £810. 17s. Sutton Hall, an ancient edifice pleasantly situated on an eminence, has had additions from time to time made, and of late years has been much modernized. Grimpo is a hamlet consisting of well built houses, and being near the parish of Weston Felton, a commodious school has been erected, with a residence for the teacher; it was built by subscriptions, and the site was given by William Mostyn Owen, Esq.; it is supported by a few benevolent individuals, and a small charge from each of the scholars; the average attendance is about eighty scholars. The Independents have a chapel at Grimpo, built in 1831.

Sutton and Grimpo Directory.—George Dawes Brittain, The Hall; James Hargreaves, Esq., The Hall; Edward Furmston, farmer, Grimpo; William Manford, farmer, Sutton farm; Thomas Morgan, farmer; John Morgan, farmer and parish clerk; William Walton, farmer; John Morgan, schoolmaster; Edward Parkes, butcher; Edward Vaughan, builder and farmer.