Sutton, East (St. Peter and St. Paul)

SUTTON, EAST (St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish, in the union of Hollingbourne, hundred of Eyhorne, lathe of Aylesford, W. division of Kent, 6 miles (S. E.) from Maidstone; containing 387 inhabitants, it comprises 1590 acres, and is crossed by the ridge of hills bounding the Weald, of which latter the southern side of the parish forms a part. The living is annexed to the vicarage of Sutton-Valence: the church is a handsome edifice, and contains some interesting monuments.