Dufton

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Dufton
Dufton in 1996, Dufton Pike in the background
Dufton Location within Cumbria
Population	209 (2021)
OS grid reference	NY6825
Civil parish	Dufton [1]
District	Eden
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	APPLEBY–IN–WESTMORLAND
Postcode district	CA16
Dialling code	01768
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and the Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°37′13″N 2°28′55″W / 54.62016°N 2.4820°W / 54.62016; -2.4820

Dufton is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, it lies in the Eden Valley and below Great Dun Fell. It is mostly around 180m above sea level. At the 2011 census the parish had a population of 201 ,^[2] increasing to 204 at the 2011 Census^[3]

The centre of the village is built around a green, on the north side of which is the Stag Inn. The village green is oblong in shape and is bisected by an avenue of lime trees that crosses it diagonally. Houses in the village were built from the 17th century onwards and the village has changed little over the last 100 years.