London Borough of Sutton
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status	London borough
Area — Total	Ranked 310th 43.85 km² (16.9 sq mi)
ONS code	00BF
Admin HQ	Sutton
Demographics
Population — Total (2006 est. Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a list of Districts of England ordered by area. The areas given are calculated from the Output Areas created for Census 2001 and made available To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) — Density	Ranked 80th (of 354) 184,400 4,205 /km² (10,891 /sq mi)
Ethnicity White British White Irish Other White White & Black Caribbean White & Black African White & Asian Other Mixed Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Other Asian Black Caribbean Black African Other Black Chinese Other	(2005 estimates)[1] 80. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. " White British " was a racially -based classification used by the 2001 census. Irish migration to Britain (also known as the Br[[Irish people|irish]]) has a lengthy history due to the close proximity of and complex relationship between " White Other " is a term used in the UK census to describe white persons of non- British and non- Irish descent in British Chinese, including British-born Chinese (often informally referred to as BBC) are people of Chinese ancestry who were born in or have migrated The 2001 UK Census ethnic groups include White British, White Other, Mixed Race, Asian British, Black British and Chinese 0% 1. 9% 4. 3% 0. 8% 0. 3% 0. 8% 0. 6% 2. 7% 0. 9% 0. 4% 1. 8% 1. 4% 1. 8% 0. 3% 0. 8% 1. 2%
Politics
Sutton London Borough Council
Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Mayor	Cllr. The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Myfanwy Wallace
Executive	Liberal Democrat
MPs	Tom Brake Paul Burstow
London Assembly — Member	Croydon and Sutton Steve O'Connell
Coat of Arms
Official website	http://www.sutton.gov.uk/

The London Borough of Sutton (pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Outer London. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Thomas Anthony Brake, known as Tom Brake, (born 6 May 1962) British Politician. Paul Kenneth Burstow (born May 13, 1962) British Politician. He is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for The London Assembly is an elected body part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power with a two-thirds Croydon and Sutton is a Constituency represented in the London Assembly. Stephen O'Connell is a British Conservative politician He is a member of the London Assembly for Croydon and Sutton and a councillor in the London The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. South London is the southern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Outer London is the name for the group of London Boroughs that form a ring around Inner London. It covers an area of 43 km² (16. 6 sq mi) and is the 80th largest local authority in England by population. It is one of the southernmost boroughs of London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. ^[2] It is south of the London Borough of Merton, west of the London Borough of Croydon and east of the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames. The London Borough of Merton ( is a London borough in south west London. The London Borough of Croydon ( is a London borough in South London, England and is part of Outer London. The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames ( is a borough in south-west London, England.

History

The borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam with the Municipal Borough of Beddington and Carshalton Urban District which had previously been part of Surrey. Sutton and Cheam was a local government district in north east Surrey, England from 1882 to 1965 Beddington is a settlement between the London Boroughs of Sutton and Croydon. Carshalton was a local government district in north east Surrey from 1883 to 1965 around the town of Carshalton. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties.

Districts

The borough includes the areas:

• Beddington
• Beddington Corner
• Belmont
• Benhilton
• Carshalton
• Carshalton Beeches
• Carshalton on the Hill
• Cheam
• Hackbridge
• Little Woodcote
• North Cheam
• Rosehill
• St. Helier
• South Beddington
• Sutton
• The Wrythe
• Wallington
• Worcester Park

see also Sutton parks and open spaces

Cultural attractions and institutions

• The Secombe Theatre, Sutton. Beddington is a settlement between the London Boroughs of Sutton and Croydon. Beddington is a settlement between the London Boroughs of Sutton and Croydon. There is also a Belmont in the London Borough of Harrow. Belmont is a village just off the A217 in the London Borough of Sutton Benhilton is the ward of the London Borough of Sutton east of Sutton High Street Carshalton is a suburb of London part of the London Borough of Sutton, located 10 miles (16 Carshalton is a suburb of London part of the London Borough of Sutton, located 10 miles (16 Carshalton is a suburb of London part of the London Borough of Sutton, located 10 miles (16 Cheam is a large suburban village close to Sutton in the London Borough of Sutton, England. Hackbridge in the London Borough of Sutton is a suburb and Railway station in south-west London with services to London Victoria and Blackfriars Cheam is a large suburban village close to Sutton in the London Borough of Sutton, England. St Helier is a residential estate in the London boroughs of Merton and Sutton. Sutton is the principal town in the London Borough of Sutton. Carshalton is a suburb of London part of the London Borough of Sutton, located 10 miles (16 Wallington is a town in the London Borough of Sutton situated south south-west of Charing Cross. Worcester Park is a suburb of London, England and a ward in the extreme north west of the London Borough of Sutton. The London Borough of Sutton, one of the peripheral London boroughs has 89 parks and open spaces within its boundaries a total area of 1500 acres (6 km² Sutton is the principal town in the London Borough of Sutton.
• The Charles Cryer Theatre, Carshalton. Carshalton is a suburb of London part of the London Borough of Sutton, located 10 miles (16
• Sutton Library.

Governance

The governance of the borough is by Sutton Council, which is responsible for the administration of Sutton. The borough shares its London Assembly member with neighboring Croydon. The London Assembly is an elected body part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power with a two-thirds The London Borough of Croydon ( is a London borough in South London, England and is part of Outer London. It is a safe Conservative seat with the south of Croydon and parts of Sutton traditionally voting towards the Conservatives. The current Assembly Member is Steve O'Connell a local councillor from Croydon who was elected with an increased majority of 43% from Andrew Pelling's time in the seat. Stephen O'Connell is a British Conservative politician He is a member of the London Assembly for Croydon and Sutton and a councillor in the London Andrew John Pelling (born 20 August 1959 is a British Conservative politician Sutton is represented in the European Parliament by the London constituency. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU London is a Constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 9 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional

The London Borough of Sutton Council has had a Liberal Democrat administration since 1986. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Prior to that it was a Conservatives council. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Lord Tope was the Leader of the Council from 1986 to 1999. Graham Norman Tope Baron Tope, CBE (born 30 November 1943) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. Cllr. Sean Brennan has been the Leader since October 2002. There are two Deputy Leaders on the Council, they are Cllrs. Ruth Dombey and Colin Hall. The current Conservative Leader of the Opposition is Cllr. Paul Scully. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition is Cllr. Tony Shields.

Following the London local elections, 2006, the Liberal Democrats returned 32 Councillors and the Conservatives 22. Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 4 May, 2006. The Labour Party lost all of its seats on the council. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the In 2007 councillors from each of two parties defected to other political parties; one to the United Kingdom Independence Party from the Conservatives, and one to sit as an Independent from the Liberal Democrats. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party.

Sutton is divided into two parliamentary constituencies, Sutton and Cheam and Carshalton and Wallington. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty Carshalton and Wallington is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Paul Burstow is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam, replacing Conservative Lady Olga Maitland in the 1997 General Election. Paul Kenneth Burstow (born May 13, 1962) British Politician. He is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Lady Helen Olga Hay (born 23 May 1944) better known as Lady Olga Maitland, is a former British Conservative politician Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election He was previously a Liberal Democrat Councillor. A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a

Tom Brake is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Carshalton and Wallington, replacing Conservative Nigel Forman in the 1997 General Election. Thomas Anthony Brake, known as Tom Brake, (born 6 May 1962) British Politician. Francis Nigel Forman, known as Nigel Forman, (born 25 March 1943) is a British Conservative Politician.

Recent Controversy

Sutton Council has been recently lampooned in a satirical fictional novel entitled 'Maggots - A Binman's Woeful Tale'. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The book, published in 2008, was written by Penny Spirling under the pseudonym Frank Roberts. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) In March 2008 The Mail on Sunday exposed Mrs Spirling as the author. The Mail on Sunday is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format The book centres on the fictional 'London Borough of Cheatham' which introduces a controversial fortnightly waste collection, stirring up public a fierce public outcry. Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ^[3]

The 270 page story gives an unflattering portrayal of local politicians with the main character, Councillor Cyril Huckley manipulating the truth to sell the idea of alternate weekly collections (AWCs) to a sceptical public. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a

The similarities between 'Maggots - A Binman's Woeful Tale' and events in Sutton in 2001 prompted suggestions that the story is based on the real-life experience of Sutton Council, which introduced AWCs but was forced to overturn the scheme due to opposition from the public. ^[4]

Notable individuals

Notable individuals associated with the borough, are (or have been):

• Sir Nicholas Carew, executed by Henry VIII
• Sir Francis Carew, Elizabethan horticulturalist
• HG Wells, author
• Sir John Major KG CH, former Conservative Prime Minister
• Sir Cliff Richard OBE, singer
• Sir Francis Baring, founder, Barings Bank
• Windsor Davies, actor
• James Cracknell OBE, Olympic rower
• Quentin Crisp, writer, author, raconteur
• Lord George GBE DL
• Jeff Beck, musician
• Alec Stewart OBE, England cricketer

Education

Education is to an extremely high standard in Sutton and the Sutton LEA is regularly in the top 5 of the whole country. Nicholas Carew may refer to Nicholas Carew (Lord Privy Seal (died 1390 Lord Privy Seal during the reign of Edward III of England Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 &ndash 13 August 1946 He was an outspoken socialist and a pacifist, his later works becoming increasingly political Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an Order of chivalry, or Knighthood, originating in Medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Not to be confused with Francis Baring 1st Baron Northbrook. Sir Francis Baring 1st Baronet ( 18 April 1740 &ndash 12 Barings Bank (1762 to 1995 was the oldest Merchant bank in London until its collapse in 1995 after one of the bank's employees Nick Leeson, lost £827 Windsor Davies (born August 28 1930, Canning Town, West Ham, London) is an English -born Welsh actor well known An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works James Cracknell, OBE (born 5 May 1972 is an English rowing champion and double Olympic gold medallist The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Quentin Crisp ( –) born Denis Charles Pratt, was an English writer artist's model actor and Raconteur known for his memorable and insightful A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Storytelling is the ancient art of conveying events in Words Images and Sounds often by Improvisation or embellishment Edward Alan John George Baron George, GBE, PC, DL (born 16 September 1938, Surrey) known as Eddie George, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British Monarch 's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription with varying Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, England) is an English A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Alec James Stewart OBE (born 8 April 1963 in Merton, Greater London) is a retired English Cricketer a right-handed Batsman - Wicketkeeper The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries There are several primary schools in and around the borough.

List of primary schools

List of secondary schools

There are also a number of Private schools including Sutton High School for Girls and Collingwood School

Further education colleges

• Carshalton College

Climate

Sutton has a temperate climate in common with most areas of Great Britain, it is similar to that of Greenwich in Inner London: its Koppen climate classification is Cfb. Cheam High School is a mixed gender Comprehensive school located in Cheam, Surrey, England. Nonsuch High School is an all-girls' Grammar school located in Cheam, Surrey, England, standing in 22 acres of grounds on the edge of St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls is a school for girls (aged 11-18 in the Borough of Sutton, London, England. Sutton Grammar School for Boys is a selective single-sex Grammar school for pupils aged 11-18 inclusive Some of the year 7 and 8 girls recently had a disco with the year 7 and 8 boys of wallington county grammar school and the children really enjoyed it Wallington County Grammar School is a state funded Grammar school located in the London Borough of Sutton. Wilson's School is a boys' Grammar school in Wallington, in the London Borough of Sutton, UK Sutton High School is an independent school for girls aged 3-18 in Sutton, Greater London. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Greenwich ( ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ GREN-itch /ˈɡrɛnɪdʒ/ GREN-idge or /ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ/ GRIN-idge is a district in south-east London, Inner London is the name for the group of London boroughs which form the interior part of Greater London and are surrounded by Outer London. The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems It was developed by Wladimir Köppen, a German climatologist ^[5][6] Its mean annual temperature of 9. 6 °C is similar to that experienced throughout the Weald, and slightly cooler than nearby areas such as the Sussex coast and Central London. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. ^[7] Rainfall is considerably below England's average (1971–2000) level of 838 mm, and every month is drier overall than the England average. ^[8]

The nearest weather station is at Gatwick Airport. ^[9][10]

Transport

Sutton is one of only five London Boroughs not to have at least one London Underground station within its boundaries. The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire The main public transport used in the borough are local rail from its various regional stations and local buses. Commuter rail, regional rail or suburban rail is a Passenger rail transport service between a city center and outer suburbs and Commuter towns

National and international travel

Sutton is linked into the national motorway network via the M23 and M25 orbital motorway. The M23 motorway is a Motorway in England. The Motorway runs from south of Hooley in Surrey, where it splits from the To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. The M25 skirts the south of the borough, linking Croydon with other parts London and the surrounding counties; the M23 branches from the M25 close to Coulsdon, linking the town with the South Coast, Crawley, Reigate, and London Gatwick Airport. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Southern England is an imprecise term used to refer to the southern Counties of England. Crawley ( is a town and Local government district with Borough status in West Sussex, England Reigate is a historic market town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, and in the London commuter belt. Gatwick Airport is London 's second largest Airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. The A23 connects the borough with the motorways. The A23 road, in its original form was a major road in the United Kingdom running between London and Brighton, East Sussex. The A23 is the major trunk road through Croydon, linking it with Central London, East Sussex, Horsham, and Littlehaven. The old London to Brighton road, passes through the west of the borough on Purley Way, bypassing the commercial centre of Croydon which it once did. Purley Way is a section of the A23 Trunk road in the London Borough of Croydon, in the areas of Purley, Waddon and West Croydon

Sutton railway station

The Sutton and Mole Valley Lines railway route south from Sutton links the borough to Sussex and Surrey to the south, and to Central London to the north: providing direct services to Dorking, Epsom, Horsham, Leatherhead, Wimbledon, Croydon and Wandsworth. The Sutton & Mole Valley Lines are a group of railway lines constructed between 1847 and 1868 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway, the London The Railway system in Great Britain is the oldest in the world Also running through Sutton is the Sutton Loop Thameslink line which links Luton and St Pancras International directly with the stations on the loop. Thameslink is a fifty-station line in the British railway system running north to south from Bedford to Brighton through the Snow Hill tunnel The main station for all these services is Sutton railway station to the south of the town. The station is the largest and busiest in Sutton. Passenger rail services through Croydon are provided by Southern, First Capital Connect and South West Trains. Southern is a train operating company in England, running to south London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London First Capital Connect (FCC is a passenger train operating company in England that began operations on the National Rail network on 1 April 2006 South West Trains ( SWT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom, providing Train services to the south-west of London chiefly ^[12] A pilot scheme launched by the Strategic Rail Authority, Transport for London and three train operators is designed to encourage more passengers to travel off-peak. In existence from from 2001 to 2006 the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom set up under the Transport Act 2000 Transport for London ( TfL) is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the Transport system in Greater London in England. In full partnership with the South London Boroughs which includes Sutton, SWELTRAC, SELTRANS and the transport users group, the scheme promotes the advantages of off-peak travel following improvements to safety, travel connections and upgrading of station facilities. South London is the southern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes The Thameslink Programme (formerly known as Thameslink 2000), is a £3. The Thameslink Programme, formerly known as Thameslink 2000, is a £5 5 billion major project to expand the Thameslink network from 51 to 172 stations^[13] spreading northwards to Bedford, Peterborough, Cambridge and King's Lynn and southwards to Guildford, Eastbourne, Horsham, Hove to Littlehampton, East Grinstead, Ashford and Dartford. Thameslink is a fifty-station line in the British railway system running north to south from Bedford to Brighton through the Snow Hill tunnel |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains Bedford is the County town of Bedfordshire, England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the Bedford borough History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England King's Lynn is a town and Port in Norfolk, England. Over the years the town has been known variously as Bishop's Lynn and Lynn Regis Guildford ( IPA /ˈgɪlfəd/ is the County town of Surrey, England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the Eastbourne ( is a large town and borough of East Sussex, on the south coast of England with an estimated population of 94816 as of 2007 Horsham is a Market town situated on the River Arun in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England with a population of roughly 50000 Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with whom it forms the Unitary authority Brighton Littlehampton is a Seaside resort town and Civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. East Grinstead (archaically spelt Grimstead) is a town and Civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, 16 miles (25 km east south-east The project includes the lengthening of platforms, station remodelling, new railway infrastructure (e. g. viaduct) and additional rolling stock.

The closest international airport to Sutton is London Gatwick Airport, which is located 21 miles (34 km) from the town centre. Gatwick Airport is London 's second largest Airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. The airport opened on August 1930 and is a major international operational base for British Airways, easyJet and Virgin Atlantic. British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe EasyJet Airline Company Limited, styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline based at London Luton Airport. Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd (operating as Virgin Atlantic) is a British airline which is owned by Richard Branson 's Virgin Group (51% and It currently handles around 35 million passengers a year making it London's second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. Croydon Airport which was partly in the Sutton side of the borders opened on 29 March 1920 but, due in part to its short runway and the expanding Gatwick Airport close by the final passenger scheduled flight departed on 30 September 1959. Croydon Airport was an airport in South London which straddled the boundary between what are now the London boroughs of Croydon and Sutton. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It used to be the operating base for Imperial Airways and was served by British Airways. Imperial Airways was the early British commercial long range air transport company operating from 1924 to 1939 and serving parts of Europe but especially the Empire routes to British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe London Heathrow Airport, London City Airport and London Luton Airport all lie within a two hours' drive of the borough. London City Airport is a single-runway Airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing Airliners and principally serving the financial London Luton Airport (previously called Luton International Airport) is an International airport located on the edge of the Town of Luton Luton Airport is connected to Sutton by a direct train. Thameslink is a fifty-station line in the British railway system running north to south from Bedford to Brighton through the Snow Hill tunnel

Local travel

The hilly topography of Sutton and the lack of underground services in South London is a reason for the extensive suburban and inter-urban railway network. Sutton is in the commuter belt to London as part of suburbia. There are several busy local rail routes running along the borough's towns, connecting it with London Bridge, London Waterloo and London Victoria. London Bridge station is a National Rail and London Underground station in the London Borough of Southwark, which occupies a large area on two levels immediately London Victoria is a major London Underground, National Rail and Coach station in the City of Westminster. These local routes mainly run on the Sutton Loop and Sutton & Mole Valley Lines. Wimbledon and Sutton Railway (W&SR was a railway company established by an Act of Parliament in 1910 to build a railway line in Surrey (now south-west The Sutton & Mole Valley Lines are a group of railway lines constructed between 1847 and 1868 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway, the London As well as the main station of Sutton, there are several suburban stations at Hackbridge, Purley, Carshalton and Cheam and more. Hackbridge railway station is a railway station at Hackbridge in the London Borough of Sutton in South London. Purley railway station is at Purley in the London Borough of Croydon, on the main London to Brighton line, in Travelcard Zone 6. Carshalton railway station is a railway station at Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton in South London. Cheam railway station serves Cheam in the London Borough of Sutton.

How Sutton might have appeared on the London Underground Map today if the continuation of the Northern Line from Morden to Sutton had been built. The tube map is the Schematic diagram representing the lines stations and zones of London 's Rapid transit rail system the London Underground The Northern line is a deep-level tube line on the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. Morden station is a London Underground station in Morden in the London Borough of Merton.

The light rail system Tramlink (Operated by Tramtrack Croydon, a wholly owned subsidy of Transport for London),^[14] opened in 2000. Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a Tramway system serving the South London area of United Kingdom. Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a Tramway system serving the South London area of United Kingdom. Its network consists of three lines, from Elmers End to West Croydon, from Beckenham to West Croydon, and from New Addington to Wimbledon, with all three lines running via the Croydon loop on which it is centred on. Elmers End is a place in London Borough of Bromley, England. It has a large green space which is the centre of a gyratory. Beckenham is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. New Addington is an area in the London Borough of Croydon. It is a large local authority estate surrounded by open countryside and golf courses Wimbledon is a Suburb of London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located south west of Charing Cross. A possible extension to Sutton have been proposed since the start of services, with Sutton a destination on the blinds when they were first delivered to Tramtrack. Sutton is the principal town in the London Borough of Sutton.

A sizeable bus infrastructure which is part of the London Buses network operates from a main hub on the Sutton one-way system. London Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL that manages bus services within Greater London, UK. Arriva London, part of Arriva, is one of the largest bus operators to serve Sutton along with Metrobus, London General, Transdev London, Quality Line, and National Express London. Arriva London is a division of Arriva. It operates bus services in London, England. Arriva plc ( is a British -based international public transport operator headquartered in Sunderland. Metrobus operates local bus services in south and south-east London, and parts of Surrey, Kent, West Sussex and East Sussex. London General is a modern bus operating company It is now owned by the Go-Ahead Group and operates buses under contract to London Buses. Transdev London is one of many operators of London Buses and is owned by the Transdev Group of France, an international transport group who operate Quality Line is the trading name of the bus division of Epsom Coaches, and operates over sixty buses throughout the south London and Surrey area with Travel London is a large operator of buses in London, and is owned by the National Express Group. Unlike other places in the country, London's transport infrastructure is regulated and therefore is not subject to price wars between different companies with TfL setting a standard price for bus services which is currently 90p with an Oyster card and free for all under 16's. The Oyster card is a form of electronic ticketing used on public transport services within the Greater London area of the United Kingdom. Services include buses to Central London, Croydon, Wimbledon, Kingston and a number of other civic centres in the south. A civic center or civic centre (see " American and British English spelling differences " is a prominent land area within a Community London Buses route X26, the longest route in London, provides services to Heathrow Airport and Croydon via Richmond. London Buses route X26 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. Richmond station is a London Underground and National Rail station located in Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in

Although hilly, Sutton is compact and has few major trunk roads running through it. It is on one of the National Cycle Network route running around South London. The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes in the United Kingdom. South London is the southern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes ^[15] The North Downs, an area of outstanding natural beauty popular with both on and off-road cyclists, is so close to Sutton that part of the park lies within the borough boundary, and there are routes into the park almost from the civic centre. The North Downs are a ridge of Chalk hills in south east England that stretch for 120 miles (190 km from Farnham in Surrey to the White

Construction of the first phase of the East London Line Extension to West Croydon is now under way north of the Thames. The East London Line was a line of the London Underground, coloured orange on the Tube map. There were plans to extend the service to Sutton but it was decided that trains would become too busy by the time it reached Croydon, that it was abandoned. Although there are still hopes that Sutton will be connected to the London Overground scheme through Orbirail and TfL's intrest in bidding for the South London Lines operated by Southern until 2009 when a new South Central franchise will be awarded. London Overground (LO is a Commuter rail service in London UK. Orbirail was a name for a suggested orbital railway route around London. South Central is the name of a future franchise of train services that will operate across south-east England. ^[16] Parliamentary approval to construct a railway line from Wimbledon to Sutton through what were then undeveloped rural areas had been obtained by the Wimbledon and Sutton Railway (W&SR) in 1910. Wimbledon is a Suburb of London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located south west of Charing Cross. Sutton is the principal town in the London Borough of Sutton. Wimbledon and Sutton Railway (W&SR was a railway company established by an Act of Parliament in 1910 to build a railway line in Surrey (now south-west The main supporters of the scheme were the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR), the London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) and the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR, now London Underground's District Line). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR (commonly known as "the Brighton line" was a Railway company in the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1923 The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR was a Railway company in England from 1838 to 1922 The Metropolitan Railway (MetR and the Metropolitan District Railway (District were the first two underground railways to be built in London, creating the world's The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire The District line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. All held shares in the company and had rights to run trains over the line when built. World War I prevented any work taking place and by the early 1920s continuing financial support from the MDR meant that it had effectively taken control of the company. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Through its ownership of the MDR, the London Electric Railway (LER, precursor of London Underground) was able to obtain approval to use part of the route for an extension of the City and South London Railway (C&SLR, now the Northern Line) from Clapham Common through Morden to Sutton. The Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited (UERL was the Holding company for three of the new deep-level "tube" underground Railway The Northern line is a deep-level tube line on the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. Clapham Common tube station is a station on London Underground 's Northern Line. Morden station is a London Underground station in Morden in the London Borough of Merton. The route would have seen Underground Northern Line trains running on surface tracks from Morden past the nearby Underground depot and on to the Network Rail alignment close to Morden South. Network Rail is a British "not for dividend" Company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited a company limited Morden South railway station is in Morden in the London Borough of Merton. The Southern Railway (SR, successor of the L&SWR and the LB&SCR after the 1923 Grouping of railways) objected to this encroachment into its area of operation and the loss of its passenger traffic to a more direct route. The Southern Railway (SR was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. The Railways Act of 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being The two companies reached an agreement that enabled the C&SLR to extend as far as Morden in exchange for the LER giving up its rights over the W&SR route. The SR subsequently built the line, one of the last to be built in the London area. It opened on 5 January 1930. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Sports facilities and clubs

Football club Sutton United F.C. are based in Sutton, who play in the Nationwide Conference South. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Sutton United Football Club is an English football team currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division. Conference South (currently billed as Blue Square South for sponsorship reasons is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking

Carshalton has two football clubs: Carshalton Athletic F.C. (home ground at The War Memorial Sports Ground, Colston Avenue) and Carshalton FC (at Beddington Park). Carshalton Athletic FC is a semi-professional football club based in Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton, London, England At the Westcroft Leisure Centre, in Carshalton there are health and fitness facilities including two swimming pools, sports hall, squash court and fitness centre. Carshalton is a suburb of London part of the London Borough of Sutton, located 10 miles (16 ^[17] Westcroft is also home to Sutton Pumas basketball club. There are also two public basketball courts in the Rosehill section of Sutton

References

External links

Official

• London Borough of Sutton

News and travel

• News, sport and information
• Local news and travel
• South West London on Wikitravel

Culture

• Visit Sutton
• Sutton Theatres
• Culture and leisure in Sutton

Maps

• Croydon at Google Maps
• Sutton at Wikimapia