[2] The 1881 census shows the dominant occupation of Dutton's population as "agriculture", in which category a total of 61 males and 3 females were employed.

[2] It was known at Domesday as Duntune, and belonged to the ancient family of Dutton, who had jurisdiction over the minstrels and pipers of the county.

Dutton Hall was built in 1513 by the Duttons; described as "exhibit[ing] fine features of the architecture of its period",[4] it was dismantled in the 1930s and moved to Ashurst Wood, West Sussex, where it was rebuilt and later became Stoke Brunswick School.

This is significantly less than the average population density of England, which is 5.0 persons per hectare.

There is also a large amount of caravans or other mobile or temporary structures in Dutton, with 45 of these in total.