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{{Infobox settlement<br />
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'''Doveton''' ({{lang-ta|டவுட்டன்}}), is a neighbourhood in [[Purasawalkam]] and [[Vepery]], and is a shopping district in Central [[Chennai]], a metropolitan city in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is the unofficial name of the neighbourhood in Purasawalkam. The area of Doveton acquired its name after Capt. John Doveton, who served as a captain commandant of the Seventh Regiment of Infantry.Capt.John Doveton is the Founder of the Doveton Group of Schools situated at no 1,Ritherdon Road, Vepery .<br />
The name Doveton originated by the presence of the Doveton group of schools in the area. <br />
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==Surroundings==<br />
*[[Purasawalkam]]<br />
*[[Egmore]]<br />
*[[Vepery]]<br />
*[[Pattalam, Chennai]]<br />
*[[Pulianthope]]<br />
*[[Basin Bridge]]<br />
*[[Otteri]]<br />
*[[Perambur]]<br />
*[[Kellys]]<br />
*[[Kilpauk]]<br />
*[[Choolai]]<br />
==Nearby Railway stations==<br />
*[[Chennai Egmore railway station]].<br />
*[[Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station]].<br />
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{{Geographic Location<br />
|title = '''''Directions From Doveton'''''<br />
|Northwest = [[Otteri]]<br />
|North = [[Pattalam, Chennai|Pattalam]]/[[Pulianthope]]<br />
|Northeast = [[Pattalam, Chennai|Pattalam]]/[[Pulianthope]]<br />
|West = [[Purasawalkam]]<br />
|Centre = '''Doveton'''<br />
|East = [[Vepery]]/[[Choolai]]<br />
|Southwest = [[Purasaiwalkam]] <br />
|South = [[Purasaiwalkam]]/[[Egmore]]<br />
|Southeast = [[Vepery]]<br />
}}<br />
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{{Chennai Topics}}<br />
{{Neighbourhoods of Chennai}}<br />
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{{Chennai district}}<br />
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Chennai]]</div>
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