| Village history | A brief history of the village contributed by local historian Miss Doris Riley. |
| Sanitation in 1879 | Report on the Sanitary Conditions of Sutton in 1879 prepared by the Medical Officer of Health to the Keighley Rural Sanitary Authority. |
| Mining in Lumb Clough | Historical information on mining in Lumb Clough contributed by Mike Gill. |
| A Township of two Manors | An account of Sutton township through feudal times contributed by Robin Longbottom. |
| History of Steeton 1886 | Sutton related extracts from the 1886 book History of Steeton by John Clough. Text provided by Wendy Feather. |
History of Sutton 1927
(added March 2008) | A history of the village written between 1925 and 1927 by Nellie Stell, a local historian. With thanks to Mrs Armitage of Sutton CE School and Christine Robinson for the extended loan of the manuscript. |
National School Log Book
Extracts 1874-1887
(added April 2008)
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Extracts from the log book of Sutton Church School covering the period 1874 to 1887. With thanks to Paul Longbottom for providing the text. |
AN 'OWD SUTTONER' LOOKS BACK
(added May 2009) |
Article by William Butterfield originally published in the Dalesman, Vol 16 October 1954. With thanks to Paul Longbottom for transcribing the article. |
Visiting Wood Top Farm c1901
(added February 2010) |
Conversation from 1968, recorded in the kitchen at Wood Top Farm by Roger Davy in which his father, Walter Davy, recalls visiting Wood Top Farm and life in the village in the early 1900s. Thanks to Roger Davy for the CD copy of the recording. |
| A Home Spun Yarn | A book about the history of Greenroyd Mill by Doris Riley. |
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| Memories and History of Low Fold | With thanks to Robin Longbottom. Added November 2010. |
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| Berry's Sizing House | With thanks to Robin Longbottom. Added December 2010. |
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| Royds Cottage | With thanks to Robin Longbottom. Added January 2011. |
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| Old Sutton Warriors | With thanks to Robin Longbottom. Added April 2011. |
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| A Life And Its Seasons | Peter Wilcock's childhood recollectons of Sutton during and just after World War II. With thanks to Peter's daughters and Denis Pickles. Added April 2011. |
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| The Legend of Jenkin Hole | With thanks to Robin Longbottom. Added September 2011. |
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