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Dorton (or Dourton) is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located near the border with Oxfordshire, about six miles north of Thame.
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'farm at a narrow pass'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Dortone.
Originally a chapel of ease to nearby Chilton it has been recognised as a parish in its own right since at least 1590. However it is still quite small in size.
The parish church is dedicated to St John the Evangelist.
