360 residential units in the fields off Harwell Road. These fields are adjacent to the landfill and composting sites. It is also adjacent to the planned warehouse. This was refused in February 2017. Notable residents H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister and Earl of Oxford, lived in The Wharf as his country home Margot Asquith, socialite, wife of prime minister, and countess David Astor, newspaper publisher, lived at the Manor House, restored The Abbey Franta Belsky, Czech sculptor, lived and worked in the village Thomas Bekynton, Bishop of Bath and Wells but earlier Rector of All Saints' parish church Eric Arthur Blair (George Orwell), buried in the churchyard Thomas Brunce, 15th-century Bishop of Norwich, who grew up in Sutton Courtenay where his father was Lord of the Manor, then known as Brunce's Court Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter bought the Mill House in 2006, which was previously leased by her grandmother, Violet Bonham Carter, and owned by her great-grandfather H. H. Asquith Jacques Goddet, organiser of the Tour de France, went to school here Empress Matilda, 12th-century "Lady of the English" and claimant of the throne of England, may have been born at the Manor House Hugh Macdonald Sinclair, nutritionist, lived at Lady Place in the village. Miles Thomas, manager Wolseley Motors, Morris Motors, chairman BOAC. Joseph Mallord William Turner, artist, made a series of drawings around the Sutton Courtenay riverbank. References Sources External links Sutton Courtenay News – monthly village magazine Sutton Courtenay Parish Council Sutton Courtenay Primary School The Abbey at Sutton Courtenay Civil parishes in Oxfordshire Populated places on the River Thames Vale of White Horse Villages in Oxfordshire