Doingt
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Doingt ( ) is a commune in the Somme department of Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Doingt ( ) is a commune in the Somme department of Hauts-de-France in northern France. ==Geography== Doingt is situated on the D937 and D199 junction, on the banks of the river Somme, some east of Amiens. ==History== During World War I the settlement was destroyed. A Commonwealth cemetery is just outside the town. The village and its church has been rebuilt and, in 2023, a crucifix, salvaged from the ruins of the village's church by a British military chaplain after the Battle of the Somme and placed in All Saints' Church, Tinwell in Rutland, England, was returned to the new church. ==Population== ==Twin Towns== Doingt is twinned with Tinwell, United Kingdom ==See also== Communes of the Somme department ==References== ==External links== CWG Cemetery Doingt on the Quid website
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