Place Name
Named after a former home of Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl of Fauconberg, Sutton Court. The house of which was knocked down in 1896. The manor itself was first mentioned as Suthtona, meaning south farm, in 1181, coming from the Old English words sūth and tūn – a reference to Acton to the north. It was spelt Suttone in 1222, and in reference to Chiswick it was referred to as Sutton Chesewyk in 1367. And in 1456 noting the area’s fine location as Sutton al. Bewregarde – the latter part meaning beau and regard from the Old French meaning fine view. It has also been suggested that the lane takes its name from Sir Richard Sutton, a lawyer who oversaw James I’s petty cash expenditure, and who held a large amount of property in East Acton which he left to his daughter, Elizabeth. However, given that the name of the manor predates him, it is not the case.
