Sutton Bank
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A170 road climbing up Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 978 ft (298 m) |
| Listing | (none) |
| Coordinates | 54°14′17″N 1°12′54″W / 54.238°N 1.215°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | North York Moors National Park, England |
| Parent range | Hambleton Hills |
| OS grid | SE515815 |
| Topo map | OS Explorer OL26 |
Sutton Bank is a hill in the Hambleton District of the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire in England. It is a high point on the Hambleton Hills with extensive views over the Vale of York and the Vale of Mowbray.
At the foot of Sutton Bank lies the village of Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe; at 27 letters long, it has the longest hyphenated placename in England.
The A170 road runs down the bank with a maximum gradient of 1 in 4 (25%), and including a hairpin bend. Vehicles have to keep in low gear whilst travelling up or down the bank, and caravans are banned from using the section.
Just to the south of Sutton Bank is Roulston Scar, the site of one of the most important prehistoric monuments in the region—a massive hillfort built in the Iron Age, around 400 BC. It was the approximate location of the attack of the Scots in a major victory Battle of Old Byland they defeated the forces of King Edward II and John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond.
In 1981 a body was found at Sutton Bank. She was never identified and she became known as the Sutton Bank Body.
In 2016 Sutton Bank was included on the route of the third stage of the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race.
Because it faces the prevailing westerly winds, Sutton Bank has been used for ridge soaring since the early 1930s for the sport of gliding. The Yorkshire Gliding Club is based at the top of the hill.
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