Full Sutton

Full Sutton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 kilometres) east of the village of Stamford Bridge. According to the 2011 UK Census, Full Sutton parish had a population of 1,072,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 977.[2]

Full Sutton
Full Sutton
Full Sutton Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	1,072 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE746554
• London	175 mi (282 km) S
Civil parish	Full Sutton
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO41
Dialling code	01759
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	East Yorkshire

Located at Full Sutton is a high security prison, HMP Full Sutton.[3]

Full Sutton is also home to a former air force station, RAF Full Sutton.[4] Opened in 1944, the station operated as a bomber airfield during the Second World War. It would later be used to maintain a number of Thor missiles in readiness as part of the UK deterrent force, before finally closing in April 1963.[4] During 1958 the BRSCC organised four races on the airfields runways and perimeter roads (Full Sutton Circuit). Full Sutton is now used as a general aviation airfield, with its own training facilities for the aspiring pilot.

The place was recorded in the Domesday Book as Sudtone, meaning "south settlement". The prefix, first recorded in the 13th century, means "dirty", from the Old English fūl.[5]

Governance

The parish has a joint parish council with Skirpenbeck, known as the Parish Council of Full Sutton and Skirpenbeck.[6]

References

1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Full Sutton Parish (1170211184)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
2. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Full Sutton Parish (00FB055)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
3. "Full Sutton". HM Prison Service. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
4. "Bomber Command Full Sutton". Royal Air Force Bomber Command 60th Anniversary. Royal Air Force. 6 April 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
5. Watts, Victor, ed. (2010). "Sutton". The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978 0 521 16855 7.
6. "Full Sutton and Skirpenbeck Villages". the Parish Council of Full Sutton and Skirpenbeck. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

• Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6.