St Cuthbert's Church is situated 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) north of the village of Dufton, Cumbria, England.

[2] The Parish Church of St Cuthbert, Dufton, is situated north-west of the village of Dufton – the name of which means 'dove farm' – and nestles beneath the eastern fells above the Eden Valley, about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Appleby and 12 miles (19 km) south-east of Penrith.

However, the ornamental stones used in the rebuilding of the church, the two re-used round window-heads and the two voussoirs with chevron-ornament, reset in the north and south walls respectively, point to the existence of twelfth-century building.

In the centre of the east window is a dove, representing the Holy Spirit, descending in flames – and a reminder that Dufton means 'dove farm'.

Among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970 was John Boste (Boast) who is honoured with a plaque in the porch.

The Boste family belonged to Penrith and Dufton, and parish records show that they were christened, married and buried in both places.

For entering the country illegally as a Catholic priest and for celebrating Mass he was charged with treason and tried at Durham, where he was sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered on 24 July 1594.