Dunton, Buckinghamshire
| Dunton | |
| Buckinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 St Martin's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP822241 |
| Location: | 51°54’42"N, -0°48’6"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 189 (2011 (inc. Hoggeston)[1]) |
| Post town: | Buckingham |
| Postcode: | MK18 |
| Dialling code: | 01525 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Buckinghamshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Buckingham |
Dunton is a village and parish in the Cottesloe Hundred of Buckinghamshire. The village is situated approximately eight miles north of Aylesbury and four mies south-east of Winslow.
In 2011, Dunton had a population (including Hoggeston) of 189.[1] The parish contains the Grade-II* listed Church of St Martin and six other buildings that are Grade-II listed.[2]
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."[3] At that time, the manor was held by Odo of Bayeux, a bishop. Records from 1298 and 1322 discuss a windmill in Dunton. [4]
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."[5]
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.[6]
Dunton's Church of England parish church 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".[7] Documents from the reign of Edward I indicate that the church was an "appurtenant to Dunton Manor", and had a rectory.[8]
Another source states that the church nave dates to the 12th century, the chancel 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 in 1959.[9][10] The church is the only public building in Dunton, and is a centre for parish social life.[11] 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.[12][13]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dunton: Key figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122879&c=Dunton&d=16&e=62&g=6404044&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1422364550051&enc=1.
- ↑ "Listed Buildings in Dunton, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire". https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/dunton-aylesbury-vale-buckinghamshire.
- ↑ Mills, Anthony David (2003); A Dictionary of British Place Names, Oxford University Press, revised edition (2011), p. 166. ISBN 019960908X
- ↑ "Parishes: Dunton". pp. 348–350. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/bucks/vol3/pp348-350.
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A.Fullerton & Co.. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2544. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Parishes: Dunton". pp. 348–350. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/bucks/vol3/pp348-350.
- ↑ "Parishes: Dunton". pp. 348–350. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/bucks/vol3/pp348-350.
- ↑ "Parishes: Dunton". pp. 348–350. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/bucks/vol3/pp348-350.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1211972: Church of St Martin
- ↑ Page, William. "Parishes: Dunton". Victoria County History. pp. 348–350. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/bucks/vol3/pp348-350.
- ↑ "St Martin's Church Dunton". http://www.schorneteam.co.uk/dunton/.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1211976: The Old Rectory, Main Road
- ↑ National Heritage List 1211969: Dunton Manor, Hoggeston Road