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Sutton on the Hill is mentioned twice in the Domesday book where it is spelt Sudtun and Sudtune. The book says there is one carucate which is a berewick of the manor of Mickleover which at that time belonged to the Abbey of Burton together with other berewicks which included Dalbury, Sudbury and Hilton.

Later the book lists under the title of The lands of Henry de Ferrers:

"In Sutton on the hill Thorir, Alweald, Ubeinn, Leofwine and Eadric had two carucates of land to the geld. There is land for three ploughs. There are now three ploughs in demesne and nine villans having seven ploughs. There is a priest and a church and one mill rendering 10 shillings and twenty four acres of meadow. TRE as now sixty shillings. Wazelin holds it."