▁Old ▁English ▁in ▁origin , ▁and ▁means ▁an ▁estate ▁linked ▁to ▁a ▁man ▁called ▁' D od da ' ▁or ▁' D ud da '. ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 0 8 6 ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁Dun ton ▁it ▁is ▁recorded ▁as ▁" D od int one ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁John ▁Mar ius ▁Wilson ▁described ▁Dun ton ▁as : ▁" a ▁parish ▁in ▁W ins low ▁district , ▁Buck s ; ▁near ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Th ame , ▁ 4 ▁miles ▁SE ▁by ▁S ▁of ▁W ins low ▁town ▁and ▁r . ▁station ." ▁ ▁Dun ton ' s ▁parish ▁church ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St ▁Martin . ▁The ▁church ▁nave ▁dates ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁the ▁ch an cel ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 3 th , ▁and ▁the ▁tower ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 5 th . ▁Reb u ild ing ▁and ▁rest oration ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁St ▁Martin ' s ▁was ▁Gra de ▁II * ▁listed ▁by ▁English ▁Heritage ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁The ▁church ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁public ▁building ▁in ▁Dun ton , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁centre ▁for ▁parish ▁social ▁life . ▁Further ▁parish ▁Gra de ▁II ▁listed ▁buildings ▁include ▁The ▁Old ▁Rect ory , ▁an ▁early ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁house ; ▁and ▁Dun ton ▁Man or , ▁a ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁house ▁with ▁later ▁alter ations . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics