SUTTON (BISHOP'S), a parish in the hundred of
BISHOP'S-SUTTON, Alton (North) division of the county
of SOUTHAMPTON, 1 mile (E. S. E.) from New Airesford,
containing 474 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage,
with the perpetual curacy of Ropley annexed, in the
archdeaconry and diocese of Winchester, rated in the
king's books at £19. 10. 2., and in the joint patronage
of Sir Thomas Baring, Bart.,and John Deacon,Esq. The
church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. There is a place
of worship for Independents. Fairs are held on the
Thursday after the festival of the Holy Trinity, and
on November 6th. The Bishops of Winchester had an
ciently a palace here, the remains of which have been
converted into a malt-house.