Sutton Coldfield, England
Royal Sutton Smugfield
"Technically Royal, Practically Birmingham"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield bearing a royal crown balanced precariously atop a Gracechurch shopping trolley, flanked by two disgruntled deer from Sutton Park who have seen one too many joggers, with the motto 'Nescio Cur Regalis Sumus' beneath.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Nice enough leafy suburb but the residents will remind you at least three times in one conversation that it's a 'Royal Town' thanks to some 1528 charter from Henry VIII. The Park is genuinely lovely for a walk and Sutton Park is huge, but the town centre's Gracechurch shopping centre feels like it's stuck in 1987. Good if you like golf clubs and passive-aggressive parking wardens near the station."— BrendaFromBoldmere_NotActuallySutton
Property Listing
Nestled in one of the West Midlands' most desirable postcodes, this ROYAL town offers unrivalled access to 2,400 acres of ancient parkland, an abundance of leafy avenues, and the unmistakable prestige of a Tudor charter that residents will absolutely mention at dinner parties. Excellent commuter links into Birmingham for when you inevitably need an actual nightlife.
Twinned With
Solihull — Both towns exist in a permanent, quietly bitter competition over who is the more respectable satellite of Birmingham.
Supporting Evidence
Sutton Coldfield was granted its royal charter by Henry VIII in 1528, making it one of the few 'Royal Towns' in England, a fact that appears on approximately every road sign, bin, and item of council stationery.