National Gazetteer (1868) - Long Sutton

"LONG SUTTON, a parish in the hundred of Upper Crondall, county Hants, 2½ miles S. of Odiham, its post town. It is situated near Sutton Common, and is a meet for the H. H. hounds and Mr. Scotland's harriers. The impropriation belongs to the Master and Brethren of the Hospital of St. Cross. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Winchester, value £75, in the patronage of St. Cross Hospital. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The parochial charities produce about £4 per annum. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Bath and Wells, value £229, in the patronage of the dean and-chapter. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The screen and pulpit are of carved oak, and of great antiquity. The register dates from 1711. There is a National school for both sexes, at which a Sunday-school is also held. The Duke of Devonshire is lord of the manor and principal landowner."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]