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Dunton is a village and
civil parish
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in the
Aylesbury Vale
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district of
Buckinghamshire
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, England. The village is situated approximately north from
Aylesbury
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and south-east from
Winslow Winslow may refer to:
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* Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England, a market town and civil parish
* Winslow Rural District, Buckinghamshire, a rural district from 1894 to 1974
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.
In 2011, Dunton had a population (including Hoggeston) of 189.
The parish contains the Grade II*
listed
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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
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in origin, and means an estate linked to a man called 'Dodda' or 'Dudda'. In the 1086 ''
Domesday Book
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'' 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
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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 Lord Carrington. As of 1925, his son, the Marquess of Lincolnshire, held the manor.
Dunton's
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
is dedicated to St Martin. The historic listing summary provides these specifics: "C12 nave with S. wall rebuilt late C18, C13 chancel. Cl5 W. tower, all much restored late C18". Documents from the reign of
Edward I of England
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indicate that the church was an "appurtenant to Dunton Manor", and had a rectory.
Another source states that the church
nave
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dates to the 12th century, the
chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may terminate in an apse.
Ove ...
to the 13th, and the tower to the 15th. Rebuilding and restoration took place in the 18th century. St Martin's was Grade II* listed by
English Heritage
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in 1959. The church is the only public building in Dunton, and is a centre for parish social life. Further parish Grade II listed buildings include The Old Rectory, an early 18th-century house; and Dunton Manor, a 16th-century house with later alterations.
Demographics
Dunton's population in 2011 was 189 according to census data.
[ Historically the parish population has not been this large. Past parish data shows population has only surpassed 100 people twice before 2001: once in 1831, when there were 116 people; and ten years later in 1841, when there were 107.][
File:Dunton population time series 1801- 2011.jpg, Total Dunton civil parish population levels taken from 1801 to 2011 census data
File:Comparison of male and female population in Dunton between 1801-2011.jpg, Numbers of males and females between 1801 and 2011 taken from census data
File:19th century map of Dunton, Buckinghamshire.PNG, 19th-century map of Dunton
]
References
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Villages in Buckinghamshire
Civil parishes in Buckinghamshire