Dutton is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

and village within the unitary authority of

Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire West and Chester is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It was established on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 str ...

, in the ceremonial county of

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...

, England, about east of

Runcorn Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port in the Borough of Halton in Cheshire, England. Its population in 2011 was 61,789. The town is in the southeast of the Liverpool City Region, with Liverpool to the northwest across the River Mersey. ...

. Dutton is on the

River Weaver The River Weaver is a river, navigable in its lower reaches, running in a curving route anti-clockwise across west Cheshire, northern England. Improvements to the river to make it navigable were authorised in 1720 and the work, which included ...

and was home to Dutton Hall, built in 1513 and moved to Sussex in the 1930s.

Dutton Viaduct Dutton Viaduct is on the West Coast Main Line where it crosses the River Weaver and the Weaver Navigation between the villages of Dutton and Acton Bridge in Cheshire, England (), not far from Dutton Horse Bridge. It is recorded in the Nationa ...

, a viaduct of 20 arches, each 63 feet in span, and 60 feet high, carries the Grand Junction railway over Dutton Bottom, across the valley of the Weaver. It had a population of 424 according to the 2011 census.

Industry

The 1881 census shows the dominant occupation of Dutton's population as "agriculture", in which category a total of 61 males and 3 females were employed. For males, "workers in general or unspecified commodities" was the second-most popular occupation, with a total of 16 males. The majority of women in 1881 had no specified occupation. The main occupations for males in Dutton at the present time, according to the 2011 census key statistics data, are "Skilled Trade Occupations", with a total of 22.7% of the economically active males, and "Managers, Directors and Senior Officials", with a total of 20% of males. The main two occupations for women in Dutton are "Professional Occupations", with a total of 23.8%, and "Managers, Directors and Senior Officials", with 20% of females in Dutton in this category.

History

It was known at

Domesday Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

as ''Duntune'', and belonged to the ancient family of Dutton, who had jurisdiction over the minstrels and pipers of the county. Dutton Hall was built in 1513 by the Duttons; described as "exhibit ngfine features of the architecture of its period", it was dismantled in the 1930s and moved to

Ashurst Wood Ashurst Wood is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, within the historic county of Sussex, England. It is to the southeast of East Grinstead, just off the A22 arterial road. In 2001, the population was 1,771, in ...

, West Sussex, where it was rebuilt and later became

Stoke Brunswick School Stoke Brunswick School was a small co-educational day and boarding independent school for children aged 3 to 13 years, situated in Ashurst Wood, West Sussex, near the town of East Grinstead. It was the former junior school (after St. George's ...

. In 1887, Dutton was described as: :"Dutton.-- township, Great Budworth par., mid. Cheshire, on river Weaver, 5½ miles NW. of Northwich, 2090 ac. (36 water), pop. 452." Population change graph of Dutton 1881-2011

Population change graph of Dutton 1881-2011

Demography

The overall population of Dutton has been fluctuating from 1881 to 2011, with an overall net loss in population. According to the 1881 census data, there were 452 people living in Dutton, whereas the population in 2011 was 424. This shows a loss of 28 people over the 130-year period recorded. The population density of Dutton is 0.4 people per hectare according to the 2011 census data. This is significantly less than the average population density of England, which is 5.0 persons per hectare.

Housing and transport

The dominant housing in Dutton is detached housing with a total of 80 out of the 180 households in Dutton being detached. There are also 41 semi-detached houses in the Dutton parish. There is also a large amount of caravans or other mobile or temporary structures in Dutton, with 45 of these in total. There are a total of 315 cars or vans registered in Dutton according to the 2011 census data. The majority of households, 71 out of 180, have one car or van, whereas 69 have 2 vehicles. Nine households have no car or van.

References

External links