East Sutton is a parish approximately 6 miles south-east of Maidstone in Kent, England. East Sutton is small in number of dwellings but relatively large in area: the parish has a women's prison, a council estate of 16 houses and the Grade I listed 13th-century St Peter's and St Paul's Church. The population is included in the civil parish of Sutton Valence.
| East Sutton | |
|---|---|
 Pleasure House, the former home of Alice Keppel, mistress of King Edward VII | |
  East Sutton Location within Kent | |
| OS grid reference | TQ827495 |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Maidstone |
| Postcode district | ME17 |
| Dialling code | 01622 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
HMP East Sutton Park is a prison and Young Offenders Institution for females, situated in a manor house, located just outside the village.
King Edward VII used to visit the village for liaisons with his mistress, Alice Keppel at Pleasure House, on the border with Sutton Valence.
External links
edit- East Sutton website Archived 13 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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