Editing Sutton Waldron (section)

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Dorset, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|official_name = Sutton Waldron
|static_image_name = Sutton Waldron 2015.JPG
|static_image_caption = Sutton Waldron
|coordinates = {{coord|50.9425|-2.1989|display=inline,title}}
|map_type = Dorset
|population = 200
|civil_parish= Sutton Waldron
| unitary_england=       [[Dorset (district)|Dorset]]
| lieutenancy_england=   [[Dorset]]
|region = South West England
|constituency_westminster= [[North Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|North Dorset]]
|post_town=                BLANDFORD FORUM
|postcode_area=            DT
|postcode_district=        DT11
|dial_code=                01747
|os_grid_reference = ST862158
}}{{Distinguish|Saffron Walden}}
'''Sutton Waldron''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in north [[Dorset]], England, situated on the [[A350 road]] between [[Iwerne Minster]] and [[Fontmell Magna]], in the [[Blackmore Vale]] under the [[Escarpment|scarp]] of [[Cranborne Chase]], {{convert|8|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} north of [[Blandford Forum]] and {{convert|5|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} south of [[Shaftesbury]]. In the [[United Kingdom 2011 Census|2011 census]] the parish had 93 dwellings,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11129328&c=Sutton+Waldron&d=16&e=62&g=6418093&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1433493783400&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2481 |title=Area: Sutton Waldron (Parish). Dwellings, Household Spaces and Accommodation Type, 2011 (KS401EW) |publisher=Office for National Statistics|work= Neighbourhood Statistics |accessdate=5 June 2015}}</ref> 87 households and a population of 200.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129328&c=Sutton+Waldron&d=16&e=62&g=6418093&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1433493684650&enc=1 |title=Area: Sutton Waldron (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics|work= Neighbourhood Statistics |accessdate=5 June 2015}}</ref>

The parish covers about {{convert|1300|acre|ha|sigfig=2|abbr=off}} in a strip of land that, from west to east, is composed of [[Kimmeridge clay]], Lower [[Greensand]], [[Gault Clay]], Upper Greensand and [[chalk]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/dorset/vol4/pp84-88 |title='Sutton Waldron', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 4, North (London, 1972), pp. 84-88 |publisher=University of London |work=British History Online |accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref>

In 1086 in the [[Domesday Book]], Sutton Waldron was recorded as ''Sudtone'';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/dorset3.html |title=Dorset S-Z |publisher=domesdaybook.co.uk |work=The Domesday Book Online |accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref> it had 24 households, one mill, six [[ploughland]]s, {{convert|6|acre|ha|1|abbr=off}} of meadow and {{convert|40|acre|ha|abbr=off|0}} of woodland. It was in the [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]] of [[Gillingham, Dorset|Gillingham]] and the lord and [[tenant-in-chief]] was [[Waleran the Hunter|Waleran the hunter]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/ST8615/sutton-waldron/ |title=Place: Sutton [Waldron] |publisher=domesdaymap.co.uk |work=Open Domesday |accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref>

The parish church dates from 1847 and is constructed in the [[Gothic Revival architecture|Decorated Gothic]] style.<ref>{{cite book|author=North Dorset District Council|title=North Dorset District Official Guide|publisher=Home Publishing Co. Ltd|date=1982–83|page=49}}</ref>