Dinton, Buckinghamshire

Dinton
Dinton from the south
Dinton is located in Buckinghamshire
Dinton
Dinton
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population809 (2011 Census)(civil parish)[1]
OS grid referenceSP7610
Civil parish
  • Dinton with Ford and Upton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
List of places
UK
England
Buckinghamshire
51°47′01″N 0°53′48″W / 51.7835°N 0.8967°W / 51.7835; -0.8967

Dinton is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, within the Buckinghamshire Council unitary authority area. It is in the south of the Aylesbury Vale on the ancient turnpike leading from Aylesbury to Thame (although this road has since been diverted away from the village). It is within the civil parish of Dinton with Ford and Upton. The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Dunna's estate'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was listed as Danitone.

[2]