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Dunton Garden Suburb
Dunton is the name of more than one place. In the United Kingdom: *Dunton, Bedfordshire *Dunton, Buckinghamshire *Dunton, Norfolk *Dunton Bassett, Leicestershire *Dunton Green, Kent *Dunton, Essex *Dunton Wayletts, Essex *Dunton Technical Centre, Essex See also *Danton (name) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunton, Bedfordshire
Dunton is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of the county of Bedfordshire, England; about east south-east of the county town of Bedford. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Newton and Millow. Geography Dunton lies about east of Biggleswade and south-west of Cambridge. The eastern parish boundary borders Hertfordshire at the River Rhee. Landscape Natural England has designated the area as part of The Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands (NCA 88). Central Bedfordshire Council has classified the landscape as Dunton Clay Vale (5G). The majority of the parish is open, arable farmland with medium to large fields. Dunton lies on a ridge of land that forms part of the watershed between the River Ivel to the west and the Rhee to the east. Tributary streams and drainage channels run through the area. Field boundaries are largely short flailed, gappy hedges. The limited woodland creates a very open landscape. Occasional mature hedgerow trees an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunton, Buckinghamshire
__NOTOC__ Dunton is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. The village is situated approximately north from Aylesbury and south-east from Winslow. In 2011, Dunton had a population (including Hoggeston) of 189. The parish contains the Grade II* listed Church of St Martin and six other buildings that are Grade II listed. History According to ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', the Dunton name is Old English in origin, and means an estate linked to a man called 'Dodda' or 'Dudda'. In the 1086 ''Domesday Book'' Dunton it is recorded as "Dodintone." At that time, the manor was held by Odo of Bayeux, a bishop. Records from 1298 and 1322 discuss a windmill in Dunton. In the 1870s, John Marius Wilson described Dunton as: "a parish in Winslow district, Bucks; near the source of the river Thame, 4 miles SE by S of Winslow town and r. station." For many years before 1862, the manor was held by the Earl Spencer, but then passed to Lor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunton, Norfolk
Dunton is a village and civil parish in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located about west of Fakenham and north-west of Norwich. History Dunton-cum-Doughton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a farmstead or settlement either situated on a hill or with ducks. In the Domesday Book, Dunton is listed as a settlement of 25 households in the hundred of Brothercross. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of King William I. The parish of "Dunton" was formed on 1 April 1935 from Dunton cum Doughton, Shereford and Toftrees. Geography According to the 2011 Census, Dunton has a population of 126 residents living in 64 households. Dunton falls within the constituency of Broadland and is represented at Parliament by Jerome Mayhew MP of the Conservative Party. St. Peter's Church Dunton's parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and was largely built in the Fifteenth Century. The church posses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunton Bassett
Dunton Bassett is a small village in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It lies between Leicester and Lutterworth, and close to Broughton Astley, Ashby Magna & Leire. It had a population of 795 at the 2001 UK census, falling to 759 at the 2011 census. History The village's name means 'farm/settlement on a hill'. The village was held by Radulfus Basset in 1166. The Great Central main railway line, the last main line to be built from the north of England to London, was opened on 15 March 1899 and ran just to the east of Dunton Bassett, separating it from the village of Ashby Magna, and a station was provided bearing Ashby's name, although it was much the smaller village of the two. Dunton Bassett gave its name to a short (92 yard) tunnel just south of the station. The line closed on 5 May 1969. In its latter years it had been joined by the M1 motorway which ran parallel to it on the eastern side. Amenities The village has one pub (the Dunton Bassett Arms), a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunton Green
Dunton Green is a small village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It lies in the valley of the River Darent, north of the town of Sevenoaks. Dunton Green is designated as being part of the Kent Downs area of outstanding natural beauty, due to its proximity to the North Downs. The original ecclesiastical church parish of Dunton Green was part of Otford parish. The former parish church was dedicated to St John the Divine. From at least the 17th century, Dunton Green was a centre for making bricks and tiles. In 1862, the ''Dunton Green Brick, Tile and Pottery Works'' was established: a large concern with clayholes or pits, kilns and an engine house. While clay was being dug for, many fossils were discovered. Places of worship St John the Divine's Church, the Anglican parish church, was designed by M.T. Potter and built in 1889–90 using local bricks. It was declared redundant in 1987 after congregations declined, and is now in commercial use. The villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunton Wayletts
Dunton Wayletts is a hamlet in the unparished area of Basildon, on the western outskirts of Laindon, in the Borough of Basildon, Essex, England. It is located between the Southend Arterial Road (A127 road) and the London, Tilbury and Southend line. It is usually known as Dunton. Name The name Dunton has Saxon origins ("dun" meaning hill and "tun" meaning town). Wayletts is also derived from the Saxon ("Weylete") and Old English ("Weg-gelaetu") both meaning a place where ways or roads meet. History The earliest reference to Dunton is found in the Domesday Book of 1086 when 'Dantona' was held by Bishop Ode (half brother of William the Conqueror). During the Middle Ages, the parish of Dunton was divided into two manors: Dunton Hall and Fryern Manor. In the 12th century Dunton came under the ownership of the Abbey of Bec-Hellouin. In the 1440s the manor of Dunton was granted to King's College, Cambridge. The manor of Dunton remained in the possession of King's College until well in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunton Technical Centre
The Dunton Campus (informally Ford Dunton or Dunton) is a major automotive research and development facility located in Dunton Wayletts, Laindon, Essex, United Kingdom owned and operated by Ford Motor Company. As Ford's European headquarters, it is the largest automotive technical centre in the United Kingdom and takes its name from the nearby Dunton Wayletts. Ford Dunton houses the main design team of Ford of Europe alongside its Merkenich Technical Centre in Cologne, Germany. With the closure of Ford's Warley site (located in Brentwood, Essex) in September 2019, the staff from the UK division of Ford Motor Credit Company and Ford's UK Sales and Marketing departments have moved to the Dunton site. As of November 2019, Dunton had around 4,000 staff working at the site. Location Ford Dunton is situated at the junction of ''West Mayne'' (B148) and the A127 Southend Arterial Road, in Dunton Wayletts in the district of Basildon. An electricity pylon line straddles the site. In fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
