| 869 | King Edmund fights the Danes near the village |
| 1086 | Village is mentioned in the Doomsday Book |
| 1170 | Village is known as "Suth" |
| 1254 | Village Vicarage instituted |
| 1276 | Village is known as "Suttone" - meaning "Southtown" |
| 1311 | Village granted Charter to hold markets on a Thursday by King Edward II, one of only 35 in the Country |
| 1370 | Church constructed - by Bishop Banet and Bishop Arundel, the Bishop who crowned Henry IV |
| 1400 | The Burystead is constructed to be used as monastery/manor |
| 1579 | William Heye teaches in the School |
| 1599 | Village known as "Golden Sutton" due to it's prosperity |
| 1640 | Norwich House (Mr Peter Gimbert) constructed |
| 1672 | Mr William Hunt's house was licensed for Presbyterian worship |
| 1675 | Village was particularly well known for it's cherries |
| 1700 | Village hit by floods |
| 1726 | Official survey reported that much of the area around village was under 12 feet of water |
| 1752 | Village lost "12 days" when new Gregorian Calendar adopted in place of the Julian Calendar |
| 1774 | John Wesley, Anglican Clergyman, preaches in the village - he later forms the Methodists |
| 1790 | Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was constructed |
| 1791 | Baptist Chapel is constructed |
| 1799 | Two men convicted of destroying stock |
| 1800 | Mr Custenall teaches the 3r's and "catechisms" for an annual salary of £15 |
| 1801 | Village population is 994 |
| 1804 | Sutton Volunteer Corpse disbanded because of unsoldier like conduct |
| 1814 | Methodist Chapel was enlarged |
| 1817 | Mr Hammond accused of assaulting police constable whilst endeavouring to prevent pitch battle in neighbourhood |
| 1820 | Mr W. Pratt, Grocer was seeking an apprentice |
| 1824 | Death of Mr John Peggs who had been an inmate of Sutton Poors House for 26 years |
| 1827 | The Windmill Inn, Sutton Fields was sold |
| 1830 | Mr Richard Masters was transported |
| 1834 | Baptist Chapel Sunday School commenced |
| 1840 | There was a fatal accident at Mr Wright's mill |
| 1841 | The Sutton and Mepal Pumping Engine was set to work |
| 1843 | The Trademans Friendly Society was inaugurated |
| 1845 | Inquest into the death of Mr Patterson, Master of a gang of lighters |
| 1846 | Accident at Mr Wright's mill |
| 1848 | Attack on the police constable |
| 1849 | There was a daring burglary at the Jolly Bankers Public House |
| 1849 | There was a fire at Mr Reid's saddlery which consumed several cottages |
| 1850 | Accident at Mr Wright's mill |
| 1850 | Fire in the Six Bells Public House yard |
| 1851 | Robert Edis committed suicide |
| 1851 | Village suffers from a spate of riots |
| 1851 | Village population is 1,862 |
| 1855 | The organ was presented to the Church |
| 1857 | Charge of perjury against the police constable |
| 1857 | Child drowned in the river |
| 1858 | Schoolmaster's post was advertised |
| 1860 | The School was built - designed by Robert Hutchinson (Huntingdon) and built by Mr G Bunting (Fenstanton) for £853 |
| 1861 | Village hit by a storm |
| 1862 | Distribution of coal (7 cwts) to 174 families |
| 1862 | Six children were baptised in the river |
| 1862 | Tradesmen in the neighbourhood agreed to close shops on Boxing Day |
| 1862 | Wagons overturn in strong winds |
| 1863 | A report on the Ely, Haddenham & Sutton railway published |
| 1865 | A cattle plague and potato disease hit the village |
| 1866 | Railway opens on the 14th April |
| 1867 | Railway excursions to Yarmouth and Hunstanton organised |
| 1867 | Strong winds hit village in December |
| 1867 | The Rifle Corps Band performed a concert in August |
| 1872 | Second Wesleyan Chapel was built |
| 1874 | Toll Gate at Witcham Toll removed |
| 1875 | A three legged chicken was born |
| 1875 | Boy charged with rabbit hunting on a Sunday morning |
| 1878 | The railway extension to St. Ives opened to passengers |
| 1880 | Primitive Methodist Chapel was built |
| 1881 | "Band of Hope" meeting held in Wesleyan School |
| 1886 | Shocking death on railway |
| 1891 | Flood in the Fens |
| 1891 | Skating race on the 100 foot river |
| 1893 | "Old Lockup" in Mill Lane was pulled down |
| 1893 | Sutton Cycling Club formed |
| 1894 | An exhibition of Edison's photographs was shown |
| 1895 | Sutton Parish Council is formed |
| 1897 | Indian Famine Relief fund launched |
| 1900 | House gutted by fire |
| 1900 | Ploughing match organised |
| 1900 | Prison sentence for man committing larceny |
| 1901 | Mr Metcalfe charged for riding a bike with no lights |
| 1910 | Village celebrate coronation of King George V with fete in Row Lane |
| 1914 | Third Wesleyan Chapel stone laid - opened 14th December - cost £840 |
| 1915 | Fire at Drake's Chaff Factory |
| 1916 | Aeroplane crashes |
| 1916 | VTC formed |
| 1921 | Village hit by drought |
| 1922 | Junior football captained by Bill Clark win The Isle of Ely Cup |
| 1924 | Village WI is formed |
| 1925 | A disastrous fire at Smiths mill |
| 1929 | Passenger services from station cancelled |
| 1930 | Hospital Gala in aid of Addenbrookes held at Sutton Gault |
| 1930 | Airship seen over village |
| 1930 | Village hold pagent in Sutton House grounds |
| 1935 | Drakes Chaff Factory closes |
| 1935 | Primitive Methodist Chapel was closed |
| 1937 | Church renovations cost £637 |
| 1938 | Electricity becomes available to the village |
| 1938 | Footbridge built between the Bedford rivers |
| 1938 | Jim Gimbert (Ferryman) loses his job because of the bridge |
| 1941 | Marshalls mill knocked down to allow construction of airfield |
| 1943 | Bomber crashes into Mr Bellairs' (baker) garden |
| 1945 | Church floodlight to celebrate VE Day |
| 1946 | Village hit by floods through winter of 1946/7 |
| 1950 | Tornado hits village, double decker bus overturns |
| 1951 | Jack of Clubs Pub closes |
| 1951 | Village population is 1,499 |
| 1958 | USAF commandere airfield to construct rocket base |
| 1963 | The Fish Pub closes |
| 1963 | Village hit by harsh winter |
| 1964 | Ely, Haddenham & Sutton railway closes |
| 1965 | Children go to Witchford Village College - previously Chatteris Cromwell |
| 1967 | 6 acres of farmland was sold for £1,500 |
| 1967 | An 8 acre small holding in The Row was sold for £1,950 |
| 1967 | Carnival Week raised £300 profit to go towards funding the RBL Hall |
| 1968 | Experimental hover train project terminated after Government spend £5M |
| 1969 | Extensive repairs to the Church costing £2,000 |
| 1969 | Sutton & District Nursing Association was disbanded |
| 1969 | Scott Court was built |
| 1971 | Link Lane and Windmill Walk built |
| 1971 | Population 1,700 |
| 1971 | Rev. Galilee inducted |
| 1971 | Rev. Humphreys dies 3 months before retirement |
| 1972 | Hillside was built |
| 1972 | Old Fire Station on the market for £25 - last used before the war |
| 1972 | Sutton Park put on the market for £40,000 |
| 1973 | New pavilion built at Recreation Field |
| 1973 | Village resident Jenny Linney helps Ely win the final of European "Its A knockout" |
| 1973 | Vandals bring another plea for village PC |
| 1974 | School extended and hall constructed |
| 1974 | Mr Peter Gimbert opens Norwich house as Victorian museum |
| 1975 | Bellringers prevented from ringing bells by Vicar |
| 1975 | Dr. Hughes becomes village doctor |
| 1975 | Dr. Parkinson retires |
| 1975 | The Darby memorial window installed in the church |
| 1976 | Sutton Registry Office closes |
| 1977 | The George and Dragon closes |
| 1977 | Village celebrates Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee with a street party |
| 1977 | Feast week committee resign - time for fresh blood and ideas |
| 1979 | School library opens |
| 1979 | Thurston's funfair held on the paddock |
| 1980 | Mike Petty publishes booklet of Harold Painter's notes |
| 1980 | Village lobby for a bobby |
| 1981 | Post Office moves from Painters to Spar Shop |
| 1981 | Rev. Gussman inducted |
| 1981 | Village Feast week cancelled |
| 1982 | Saffron Piece was built |
| 1982 | Village hold open meeting to prepare for Nuclear War |
| 1984 | Sutton Bypass opens |
| 1984 | WI erect village sign |
| 1985 | Mrs Ethel Humphrey celebrates her 100th birthday |
| 1985 | Parish Council request more PC's |
| 1987 | Village hit by strong winds |
| 1987 | Run away lorry crashes through bungalow at the bottom of Row Lane |
| 1990 | EPR Power Station commences operation |
| 1990 | Tramar Drive was built |
| 1990 | Victorian Time Capsule uncovered in foundation stone during rebuilding of School |
| 1991 | Village population is 2,995 |
| 1991 | School rebuilt and extended - designed by Simon Edwards of the Johns Partnership (Newmarket) built by Carters (Thetford) |
| 1991 | School officially reopened by Bishop of Ely |
| 1992 | Brooklands Centre constructed |
| 1993 | Gas introduced into the village |
| 1993 | The last Bank in the village closes, Barclays having been in the village for 70 years |
| 1993 | Village hit by floods |
| 1994 | Mr B. Read stands down as Chairman of Sutton Poors Land Committee after 25 years |
| 1995 | Rev. Brigitte Snell inducted |
| 1996 | Lorry crashed into house in the High Street |
| 1996 | Cambridge Machinery Sales move to Elan Business Park |
| 1997 | Royal British Legion "Brooklands Centre" opened |
| 1998 | The library is extended |
| 1998 | Village hit by floods |
| 1999 | TV Chef Brian Turner presents his "Out to Lunch" programme at The Anchor |
| 2000 | Straw burning plant goes on line |
| 2000 | Village celebrates Millennium with Church Service and fireworks attended by 800 people |
| 2000 | Feast week reintroduced after absence of 25 years |
| 2002 | Olivers' Newsagents closes after 40 years |
| 2002 | Village wins East Cambridgeshire village of the year award |
| 2002 | Villge wins Cambridgeshire village of the year award and enters the eastern region final |
| 2002 | Work starts on new sports pavilon located at the Brooklands Centre |
| 2002 | Library faces potential closure |
Last Updated on 10/12/2002
By Peter Smith
Email: k.osborne@btinternet.com