The Sutton Bonnington Local History Society have published an excellent series of booklets on the village life and history of Sutton Bonnington. These are thoroughly recommended to anyone interested in the village and they contain many names and references both recent and past. They are available by ringing Sue Davidson (Tel. 01509 -670299) or enquiring by post: 39 Park Lane, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough LE12 5NQ. If you wish to know which books may suit your purpose please rind Sue or Email me.

 I have included a list of marriages at St Michael's from 1559 to 1699. The remaining marriages will follow and then St Anne's. Please take care - these are transcription of transcription and errors occur. Use the "Edit" "Find" tab on your browser to search.

Extracts from Nottinghamshire Marriage Bonds for Sutton Bonington 1701 to 1753 can be found here

 The Following is an extract from Whites Gazetteer of Nottinghamshire 1842. Note John Beswick - Shopkeeper

SUTTON-BONNINGTON is an extensive village under the" Wolds, on the eastern bank of the Soar, 11 miles 8. S.W. of Nottingham. It is in the two parishes of Sutton St. Annes, and Sutton St. Michael, which support their poor conjointly, and contain 1136 inhabitants, and upwards of 2000 acres. Lord Tamworth is principal owner, and lord of the manor of St. Anne's, and George Paget, Esq. of St. Michael's. At the enclosure, in 1775 and 77 the tithes of both parishes were commuted for allotments of land. There were anciently two distinct villages, the more southerly one being Sutton Juxta Bonnington, and the other Bonnington, but they have long been connected by modern buildings, and borne the common name of Sutton-Bonning. St Anne’s Church is the smallest of the two, and stands in the southern part of the village, with a rectory valued in the King's books at  £4. 17s. 6d. The Lord Chancellor is the patron, and the Rev. John Lafont the rector. St. Michael's is a large handsome fabric, with a lofty tower and spire. It is also a rectory, and is valued in the 'King's books at £10. 2s. Id. The dean unit chapter of Bristol are the patrons, and the Rev. Richard Foster is the rector. The Wesslyan and Primitive Methodists, and the General Bap­tists have each a chapel in the village, where a feast is held on the Sunday after St. Michael's day, or on that day if it falls on a Sunday or Monday. The Free School was built by subscription 1714 and is endowed with upwards of 2? acres of land at Barrow-upon-Soar, purchased with,£100, left by Charles Liversey, and £ll1 raised by subscription. This land is let for £50 a-year. Several benefactions, amounting- to .£110, were laid out, in 1734 for the purchase of 6 acres of land at Hose, now let for .£10. 10s. The poor have also several small rent charges, amounting to £1. 10s. This parish and those of Rempson and Normanton, each receive a bible yearly from Hickling's charity, at Loughbro'.

ZOUCH BRIDGE which crosses the Soar, 1 mile S. of Sutton-Bonnington, gives name to a small village which is partly in the parishes of Sutton, Normanton, and Hathorn. Near it is Kirk Hill, on which a number of Roman urns and coins were found in 1825.

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