Sutton Courtenay [SEP] located next to body of water
Sutton Courtenay
Sutton Courtenay is a village and civil parish on the River Thames south of Abingdon and northwest of Didcot. Historically part of Berkshire, it has been administered as part of Oxfordshire since the 1974 boundary changes. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,421.
Archaeology and history.
A Neolithic stone hand axe was found at Sutton Courtenay. Petrological analysis in 1940 identified the stone as epidotised tuff from Stake Pass in the Lake District, to the north. Stone axes from the same source have been
Steward, John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, brought his body back to England and bore the royal standard at his funeral. Henry V was buried in Westminster Abbey on 7 November 1422. By Henry's request, he shared his grave with his friend, Richard Courtenay, rather than his wife. This was confirmed in 1953 when the grave was opened. Courtenay's death in 1415 had left Henry distraught. The closeness of the attachment has led to scholarly speculation that Courtenay played a critical role in mentoring Henry to become a