Sutton-in-Craven: what to know before moving day
The old core is along High Street and West Lane, where some of the parish's 24 listed buildings stand: 10 and 12 West Lane is dated 1639 and 16 West Lane 1638, both with whitewashed stone, and Craven House, the oldest building in the village, faces High Street. The Black Bull, a listed inn, is on the main street, and St Thomas' Church was built in 1868 to 1869. With a house of that age, measure wardrobes and sofas against the doors and the stairs before the day.
Textiles shaped the rest. Greenroyd Mill at Sutton Clough was a cotton mill by 1815, and the Bairstow family made wool here from 1838 to 1970; a nursing home and houses now stand on their mill site. Street names such as Mill Street off Bridge Road, Greenroyd Drive and Corn Mill Walk recall that past. Sutton Park, with the war memorial of 1921, is opposite the Baptist church.
On the hill to the south-west, on Earl Crag, stand two follies known locally as the Salt Pot and the Pepper Pot: Lund's Tower and Wainman's Pinnacle. Both are in Sutton parish and are easy landmarks for finding your bearings.
How the van gets to Sutton-in-Craven
Holme Lane is the road between Cross Hills and Sutton, meeting High Street and Main Street in the middle of the village. Sutton Lane runs east from Main Street to the B6265 at Eastburn. From Bradford the van heads for Keighley on the A650, carries on up the A629 and turns off at the Kildwick roundabout for Cross Hills.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 30 to 40 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Sutton-in-Craven
Each service below links to its Silsden page, which covers how the job works in and around Silsden.
Sutton-in-Craven: questions before you book
Sutton, Glusburn and Cross Hills run into each other. Does Sutton have its own parish?
Yes. The three villages run together and share one council ward, but Sutton has its own civil parish and identity. Give the village name and postcode so there is no mix-up with Cross Hills addresses.
Why is it called Sutton-in-Craven and not just Sutton?
In the 14th century it was Sutton-in-Ayrdale; the name Sutton-in-Craven dates from 1620. The civil parish is still officially called Sutton.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD20 7AF is in Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven ward, North Yorkshire, parish of Sutton
- Sutton-in-Craven (Wikipedia): Aire valley between Skipton and Keighley, 3,714 people in 2011, adjacent to Glusburn and Cross Hills but a distinct identity, Sutton-in-Ayrdale then Sutton-in-Craven from 1620, St Thomas' Church 1868-69, Greenroyd Mill at Sutton Clough 1815, Bairstow woollen mill 1838-1970 now a nursing home and houses, park opposite the Baptist church, Craven House the oldest building facing High Street, Lund's Tower and Wainman's Pinnacle on the hill to the south-west
- Listed buildings in Sutton, Craven (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List for England): 24 Grade II buildings, 10 and 12 West Lane (1639), 16 West Lane (1638), Black Bull Inn, St Thomas' Church, Lund's Tower (1887) and Wainman's Pinnacle on Earl Crag, war memorial (1921) in Sutton-in-Craven Park
- Cross Hills (Wikipedia): Holme Lane is the road from Cross Hills to Sutton-in-Craven; the Pinnacles known as the Salt Pot and Pepper Pot, both in Sutton parish; the A6068 joins the A629 at the Kildwick roundabout
- A650 road (Wikipedia): Bradford to Keighley, ending at a roundabout with the A629
- OpenStreetMap: High Street and Main Street, Sutton; Holme Lane to Cross Hills; Sutton Lane to the B6265 Main Road at Eastburn; West Lane, Bridge Road, Mill Street, Wilson Street, Dixon Street, Greenroyd Drive, Corn Mill Walk; The Black Bull, St Thomas, Sutton Park