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At 1 st Associated we really want you to be able to understand what we are telling you with regard to your survey in Sutton; so, over the years we have compiled a list of useful definitions and descriptions related to property, property purchase and the building industry in general. Each main section in our survey reports is set out from the top of the building down, i.e. we start with the chimneys first, then the roof coverings, followed by the roof structure, then we move on to the gutters and downpipes and the walls etc, all the way down to the foundations, damp proof course and external joinery. We then look at the interior of the property, the services and the outside areas. We use our list of definitions throughout in our survey reports to aid your understanding of any issues and problems we may find with the property.
Sutton
We carry out residential structural surveys and commercial surveys in Sutton. Sutton is a town which is situated in Cambridgeshire.
Sutton is a village in Cambridgeshire not too far from Ely and in the area which is known as the Fen's. The area is rather prone to flood.
The origin of the village name is something of a mystery. "Sut" is generally taken to mean "south", as indeed it once did, but it also meant "flax" which was grown in the area. The Saxon word "ton" or "tun" has been various translated as an enclosure, a farm, a settlement, as well as a town. The interpretation seems to have grown as the size of the various settlements with the "ton" suffix did.
If we take the first meaning of "sut" as being correct for our Sutton, then "south" of what? Apart from Chatteris, seven and a half miles to the northwest, the only settlement of any size within reasonable distance to the north of Sutton is Mepal. In fact, no traces of any other settlements remain on any of the surviving maps to compete with Mepal's claim to be the place which Sutton is "south" of.
To further confirm its claim to be the point from which surrounding places were identified, Mepal seems to have derived its name from being the centre of the Anglo-Saxon lord Meopa's estate. There is still much evidence surviving in the district of the Saxon system of strip crop cultivation.
Regardless of whether Sutton was actually named as late as this, the village which became known as Mepal appears to have been the more important settlement of the two as late as Meopa's time, so it may well have been that way before as well.
As to the "in-the-Isle" suffix, Sutton was (and is) a very common place name, even as close as elsewhere in Cambridgeshire and its surrounding counties. To add something which most closely identified it with its nearby administrative and geographical centre, Ely, was quite natural. The full name is preserved and celebrated in its village sign which stands on the small green outside the village school on The Brook.
As you will see from our examples of surveys we have done in Cambridgeshire below our surveys are detailed documents, which are written in plain English with lots of explanations of building terms and including sketches and digital photos. We write our unique surveys in a way to enable you to understand any found problems and how to resolve them. We always give an 'Action Required' for any issues raised and also give you an idea of the Anticipated Costs' involved in sorting out any problems we find whilst carry out the building survey.
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All our surveyors are properly equipped with the latest tools to carry out the survey of your proposed purchase in Sutton, for example, laser levels, electronic damp meters and digital cameras.
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