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The village was recorded as Duntesburne in 1055 and Duntesborne in the 1086 Domesday Book the name coming from the Old English for "stream of a man called Dunt". The manorial affix came from a family called le Rous, who were at one time the lords of the manor. By 1287, the village was known as Duntesbourn Rus.
Location: 4m northwest of Cirencester
- Type:
- Landmark