The village is mentioned three times in Domesday Book of 1086 as Sudtune in the Bulford hundred.

At the time of the Norman invasion the land was split between the manors of Easingwold and Caldenesche.

Therefore there were several lordships, including Earl Morcar, Gospatric, son of Arnketil, Uthred, Egelfride and Ligulf.

In the 15th century a settlement was made between the Nevills and Lord Fauconberg, to whom the manor passed.

He retired from active ministry to pursue his literary career in 1759, writing the first two volumes of his novel Tristram Shandy while living in the village.

The suffix relates to the village's location in the ancient Royal Forest of Galtres.

The Green Park Business Centre houses small to medium size enterprises as does the various industrialist units on Carr Lane.

[3][4] Sutton Park is a grade I listed building built of mellow brick by Thomas Atkinson.