Sutton Coldfield

Sutton Coldfield, a municipal borough of Warwickshire, 8 miles NE. of Birmingham by rail, with an old Early English church, extended in Henry VIII.'s reign, and a new aisle built in 1880. Henry VIII. granted a charter in 1529, and the manor was entirely transferred to the corporation; a new charter was granted in 1885. Agriculture is the chief occupation of the neighbourhood; the borough is rapidly becoming a residential suburb of Birmingham. The picturesque Sutton Park (3500 acres), belonging to the inhabitants, is a favourite resort of picnic parties. Pop. (1891) 8685.