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Dolton, Devon

Village in Devon, England

Summary

Village in Devon, England

Field	Value
official_name	Dolton
civil_parish	Dolton
country	England
region	South West England
coordinates
post_town	WINKLEIGH
postcode_area	EX
postcode_district	EX19
dial_code	01805
constituency_westminster	Torridge and Tavistock
shire_district	Torridge
shire_county	Devon
hide_services	Yes
population	683
population_ref	(2021 census)
static_image	Dolton - Lane to Cleave Farm - geograph.org.uk - 1411517.jpg
static_image_caption	Dolton Lane leading to Cleave Farm

Dolton is a small village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, south-west England, surrounded, clockwise from the north, by Beaford, Ashreigney, Winkleigh, Dowland, Meeth, Huish and Merton. It has a population of around 900.

Dolton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Duueltone. The name may mean "farmstead in the open country frequented by doves" (Old English dūfe + feld + tūn).

The Tarka Trail passes by Dolton. The parish church is dedicated to St Edmund. The historic stately home Stafford Barton is close by. Dolton is twinned with Amfreville in France, and Hillerse in Germany.

Anthony Horneck FRS, the Protestant theologian, lived in Dolton between 1670 and 1671. Henry Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland, lived at a house called Little Cudworthy and died there in 1997. Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts lived at Halsdon House near the village for some years until his death in 2021.

References

"Map of Devon Parishes". Devon County Council.
"Three Bridges Ward 2011".
(2002). "The Oxford Names Companion". the University Press.
"Horneck, Anthony". Cambridge University.
Paul Donovan. (25 August 2011). "Villagers get a rare chance to meet rock star neighbour". North Devon Journal.

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