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Sutton stands on a low ridge in the Isle of Ely, with wide Fenland views and a distinctive church whose two-tiered octagonal tower is known locally as the Pepperpot. Down at Sutton Gault on the river, The Anchor Inn is a well-known dining pub. Ely station is about 10km east.

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