London Borough of Sutton
London Borough of Sutton | |
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Sutton Station Clock St Nicholas Shopping Centre | |
| Motto(s): Per adua in fide servite Deo "Through difficulties serve God in faith" | |
Sutton shown within Greater London | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | London |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Created | 1 April 1965 |
| Ancient settlements | c. 4000 BC (Neolithic settlements) |
| Roman presence | c. 1st century AD (Roman villa in Beddington) |
| Anglo-Saxon period | c. 7th century AD (First recorded mention of Sutton) |
| Modern Development | 19th century (Transformation into a residential district) |
| Admin HQ | Sutton |
| Government | |
| • Type | London borough council |
| • Body | Sutton London Borough Council |
| • London Assembly | Neil Garratt (CON) AM for Croydon and Sutton |
| • MPs | Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat) Luke Taylor (Liberal Democrat) |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.93 sq mi (43.85 km2) |
| • Rank | 253rd (of 296) |
| Population | |
• Total | 209,602 |
| • Rank | 94th (of 296) |
| • Density | 12,000/sq mi (4,800/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcodes | |
| Area code | 020 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-STN |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-LND |
| ONS code | 00BF |
| GSS code | E09000029 |
| Police | Metropolitan Police |
| Website | http://www.sutton.gov.uk/ |
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The London Borough of Sutton (ⓘ) is an Outer London borough in south London, England. It covers an area of 43 km2 (17 sq mi) and is the 80th largest local authority in England by population. It borders the London Borough of Croydon to the east, the London Borough of Merton to the north and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames to the north-west; it also borders the Surrey boroughs of Epsom and Ewell to the west and Reigate and Banstead to the south. The local authority is Sutton London Borough Council. Its principal town is Sutton.
The borough has had some of the schools with the best results in the country.
Low levels of recorded crime have been a feature of the borough, being among the lowest in London.
The London Borough of Sutton was one of the four "vanguard areas" selected in 2010 for the Big Society initiative.