In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Dorton like this:
DORTON, or Dourton, a parish in the district of Thame and county of Buckingham; near Bernwood forest, 5½ miles N by W of Thame town and r. station. Post town, Brill, under Thame. Acres, 1, 431. Real property, £2, 514. Pop., 137. Houses, 33. The property is divided among a few. Dorton House belonged to the Aubreys, and passed to the Rickettses. A chaly-beate spa is here; and has been provided with pump-room and baths. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Ashendon, in the diocese of Oxford. The church is old but good.
Dorton through time
Dorton is now part of Aylesbury Vale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Aylesbury Vale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dorton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dorton, in Aylesbury Vale and Buckinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1485
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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