Dunton, Norfolk
| Dunton | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 St. Peter's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF879303 |
| Location: | 52°50’15"N, 0°47’17"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 111 (2021) |
| Post town: | Fakenham |
| Postcode: | NR21 |
| Dialling code: | 07745 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Norfolk |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Broadland and Fakenham |
Dunton is a village in Norfolk, three miles west of Fakenham and 25 miles north-west of Norwich, on the A148 between King's Lynn and Cromer and the A1065 between Mildenhall and Fakenham.
The 2021 census recorded Dunton's population as 111.
History
Dunton'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.[1]
In the Domesday Book, Dunton is listed as a settlement of 25 households and part of the estates of the King.[2]
During the Second World War, parts of the parish formed Sculthorpe Training Area which was built in 1942 by the United States Army Air Forces and also used by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force and the Free French Air Forces.[3]
Parish church
The parish church, St Peter's Church on Church Road, was largely built in the fifteenth century. It is a Grade II listed building.[4]
The church possesses good examples of nineteenth century stained glass depicting scenes from the works of mercy installed by Heaton, Butler and Bayne and a depiction of Christ and Mary Magdalene by Ward and Hughes. The glass was severely damaged in 2019 by vandals but has been subsequently repaired. St. Peter's has been unused for church services since the mid-twentieth century and is currently in the care of the Norfolk Churches Trust.[5]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Dunton, Norfolk) |
References
- ↑ Place-Names
- ↑ Dunton in the Domesday Book
- ↑ "mnf2007 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?mnf2007.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1171893: Church of St Peter (Grade II listing)
- ↑ "Norfolk Churches". http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/dunton/dunton.htm.