Next time you see a London Borough of Sutton sign, consider that the area could have been called something else altogether. Secret Carshalton takes a look at 6 fascinating options that were once on the table…
Let’s start with Carwalton…
1 Carwalton
In 1965 the government wanted to change how London was organised.
They decided on a new district that combined 3 major boroughs in the county of Surrey –
- Carshalton Urban District
- Borough of Beddington and Wallington
- Borough of Sutton and Cheam.
Considered the most important districts at the time, one suggestion was to mix the names of Carshalton and Wallington together.
2 Treeswater
Jim McMahon, the Chairman of Carshalton Council, said: “We want the name Carshalton because it is the only place of that name in the country.”
The 3 boroughs couldn’t agree, so one option to save arguments was this – two of the area’s most distinctive features were combined into one name.
3 Wandletowns
Another option was to celebrate the River Wandle and the prosperity it bought to the area over the years.
4 Fairlands
A simple name that sounded nice.
5 South Wall-Car
Another way of mixing two of the main historic towns, and putting Wallington first.
6 Sutton Carew
Sutton was becoming a favourite. But arguments were made that Sutton was too familiar a word – more than 111 places by that name already existed in Britain.
To provide distinction from other Sutton’s in the UK, the town name was combined with one of the area’s most influential families over history – the Carews of Beddington.
However, after much discussion, in the end, the Minister for Housing and Local Government, Sir Keith Joseph, had the final say – and simply opted for Sutton. Sutton was the biggest town and considered to have lots of potential for development in 1965.
The rest as they say, is history.
And there you have it. Which is your favourite? Got a better option yourself?
You kinda get their point when there are all these Suttons in England! Source mainly Wiki:
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* Sutton Abinger
* Sutton, Bedfordshire
* Sutton, Berkshire, a location
* Sutton-in-the-Isle, Ely, Cambridgeshire
* Sutton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
* Sutton, Newton, Cheshire
* Sutton, Cheshire East, a civil parish in Cheshire
* Sutton Lane Ends, a village in Cheshire
* Sutton Weaver, Cheshire West and Chester
* Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
* Guilden Sutton, Chester, Cheshire
* Little Sutton, Cheshire, Ellesmere Port
* Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire
* Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire
* Sutton, Devon, a hamlet near Kingsbridge
* Sutton, a historic name of Plymouth, Devon
* Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, Devon
* Sutton Waldron, Dorset
* Sutton, Essex
* Long Sutton, Hampshire
* Sutton Scotney, Hampshire
* Sutton, Herefordshire
* East Sutton, Kent
* Sutton, Kent
* Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley, Dartford, Kent
* Sutton Valence, Maidstone, Kent
* Sutton Hastings
* Town Sutton
* Sutton Cheney, Leicestershire
* Sutton in the Elms, near Broughton Astley, Leicestershire
* Sutton, Lincolnshire, a location
* Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire
* Sutton-on-Sea, part of Mablethorpe and Sutton, Lincolnshire
* Long Sutton, Lincolnshire
* Sutton, London (in Surrey until 1965)
* London Borough of Sutton
* Sutton, St Helens, Merseyside
* Sutton, a former village in Middlesex (now part of Heston)
* Sutton, Norfolk
* Sutton cum Lound, Nottinghamshire
* Sutton-cum-Granby, Nottinghamshire
* Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
* Sutton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
* Sutton Bonington, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire
* Sutton Bonington Campus of the University of Nottingham
* Sutton, Oxfordshire, a location
* Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire (formerly in Berkshire)
* Sutton, Chelmarsh, a location in Shropshire
* Sutton, Shrewsbury, a location in Shropshire
* Sutton, West Felton, a location in Shropshire
* Sutton upon Tern, Shropshire
* Sutton Bingham, Yeovil, Somerset
* Sutton, Somerset
* Long Sutton, Somerset
* Sutton, Staffordshire, a location
* Sutton, Suffolk
* Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge, Suffolk
* Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands
* Sutton Park, West Midlands
* Sutton Coldfield transmitting station
* Sutton Trinity (ward), an electoral ward in Birmingham
* Sutton, East Sussex, part of Seaford
* Sutton, West Sussex, Chichester
* Sutton-under-Brailes, Warwickshire
* Sutton Benger, Wiltshire
* Full Sutton, East Riding of Yorkshire
* Sutton upon Derwent, East Riding of Yorkshire
* Sutton-on-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
* Sutton, Selby, North Yorkshire
* Sutton, a place in the parish of Ellington High and Low, formerly in Healey with Sutton, North Yorkshire
* Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire
* Sutton Grange, North Yorkshire
* Sutton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire
* Sutton-on-the-Forest, North Yorkshire
* Sutton Park, North Yorkshire
* Sutton Howgrave, North Yorkshire
* Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe, North Yorkshire
* Sutton, South Yorkshire
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