Dolton
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Dolton | |
Devon | |
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Dolton Lane leading to Cleave Farm | |
Location | |
Grid reference: | SS571121 |
Location: | 50°53’28"N, 4°1’57"W |
Data | |
Post town: | Winkleigh |
Postcode: | EX19 |
Local Government | |
Council: | Torridge |
Parliamentary constituency: |
Torridge and West Devon |
Dolton is a small village in northern Devon. The parish has a population of around 900.
The name 'Dolton' is thought to be from the Old English for "dove field town".[1]
The village has five small shops, and is served by one bus service, the 5b between Barnstaple and Exeter. The Tarka Trail passes by Dolton. The historic stately home Stafford Barton is close by.
Outside links
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Dolton) |
References
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia; Mills, A. D.; Room, Adrian (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: the University Press. p. 1011. ISBN 0198605617.