Sutton Grange, North Yorkshire

Sutton Grange is a hamlet in the civil parish of North Stainley with Sleningford, in North Yorkshire, England, 2 mi north west of Ripon.

History
The name "Sutton" means 'South farm/settlement'. Sutton Grange was recorded in the Domesday Book as Sudton/Sudtunen. It was historically a township in the parish of Ripon in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and became a separate civil parish in 1866. In 1971 the parish had a population of 40. In 1974 it was transferred to Harrogate district in North Yorkshire, and on 1 April 1988 it was absorbed into the civil parish of North Stainley with Sleningford.

Sutton Grange was the site of a grange of Fountains Abbey. Earthworks surrounding an enclosure known as Hall Garth represent the only visible remains of the grange.