NHER 14898 (Monument record) - Site of Doughton parish church, Dunton (Poorly located; Dunton)

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Summary

The medieval parish church of Doughton, which may have been dedicated to St Mary, is recorded in 14th century documents but its exact location and the date of its abandonment is unknown. In 1325 it was described as a chapel, suggesting diminished status. See NHER 21724 for details of foundations observed in the 1970's which have been very tentatively suggested as a possible location of Doughton church.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish DUNTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Exact site unknown.
According to N. Batcock (S1) Doughton had a church dedicated to St Mary, which in some records is confused with St Peter's at Dunton, NHER 2004.
The church is described as a chapel in 1325, which may suggest that the church was already diminishing in status.
See (S1).

Blomefield (S2) states that Doughton or Doketon was a hamlet of Dunton in Domesday.
E. Rose (NAU) 15 May 1979.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Monograph: Batcock, N. 1991. The Ruined and Disused Churches of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 51. Microfiche 5:G12. No 165; p 54.
  • <S2> Serial: Blomefield, F.. 1805. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.. Vol II. p 84.

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Record last edited

Mar 30 2026 5:53PM

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