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Dentum (x, xi cent.), Dentone (xi, xiv and xv cent.).
Denton is a small parish stretching in a long narrow strip from west to east, and measures about a quarter of a mile across from north to south. These long, narrow parishes seem to represent the divisions of the marsh (or fen) by Turchil. He apparently added a narrow strip of marsh (fen) to Caldecote, Denton and Stilton, and so brought them into contact with the mere. Denton lies to the south of Caldecote and to the north of Glatton and Holme. Ermine Street (the Great North Road) runs north and south through the parish. The soil and sub-soil are Oxford clay with some gravel, and the chief crops are wheat, barley and peas. There are several farms in the parish.
The ground rises to about 60 ft. above sea-level at Ermine Street, and reaches 220 ft. in the west of the parish, where a country of gentle hills contrasts with the fenland in the east. The village is about one mile west of Ermine Street (which was the old Great North Road, and now the A1(M) Trunk Road), and situated towards the western end of the parish; it lies about 75 ft. above sea-level. The church is in the middle of the village, and near by are a few late 17th century cottages.
The civil parish was abolished in 1935 to help create Denton and Caldecote civil parish; in 1962 the ecclesiastical parish was abolished to help create Caldecote and Denton ecclesiastical parish.
Monumental inscriptions for this parish have not been recorded by the Huntingdonshire FHS. However, the Peterborough & District FHS have an interest in the parish.
Census information for this parish (1841 - 1891) is held in the Huntingdon Records Office.
The full 1841 Census of Denton is available as fiche set C116.
The full 1851 Census of Denton is available as fiche set C66.
A full transcription of the 1891 Census of the Stilton sub-District of the Peterborough Registration District (RG12/1225) in which Denton was enumerated, and which took place on 5th April 1891, has also been produced by the Huntingdonshire FHS (as Fiche C-15).
The fiche mentioned above are available from the Huntingdonshire FHS.
An index of surnames in the 1851 Census of the Peterborough Registration District
(HO107/1747) in which Denton was enumerated (Folios 54 - 56), and which took
place on 30th March 1851, has also been produced by the Peterborough & District
FHS.
The Index is available in either microfiche or A5 booklet form from Mr G Harbron, 7 Newby Close, Peterborough PE3 6PU, England. Please state which version you want.
The church of All Saints consisted of a chancel, nave, tower at the
south-west corner and a north porch. The walls were of rubble with stone
dressings, and the roofs were covered with stone slates and
tiles.
The church is mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086,
but the earliest parts which remained were the 12th century responds of
the chancel arch, and the arch itself which was of the 13th century. the nave
appeared to have been rebuilt in the 14th century and part of the west wall
from this work remained.
The chancel and nave appeared to have been
rebuilt in 1629, the porch in 1665 and the tower around 1671. The church was
restored in 1865, but deteriorated in the mid-20th century such that it was
abandoned as 'a tidy ruin' around 1962. The last services appear to have been
held some 10 years earlier.
Baptisms: 1546-1728/9, 1729-1811, 1813-1957.
Banns: 1755-1767,
1824-1893, 1925-1969.
Marriages: 1546-1727/8, 1729-1753, 1755-1811,
1815-1838, 1838-1956.
Burials: 1546-1738/9, 1729-1812,
1812-1960.
Bishop's Transcripts: 1604-5, 1608-9, 1612, 1617-19,
1625-6/1679-85, 1687-8, 1690-5, 1699, 1701-2, 1704, 1706-11, 1713-36,
1738-41, 1743-59, 1761-65, 1777-9, 1781-1812/1813, 1815-24/1825-45,
1847-48, 1850-8.
These are available in the Huntingdon Records Office.
Denton Parish Registers (baptisms, marriages and burials) 1546-1900, on 2 microfiche (£3.00), are available from the Huntingdonshire FHS Bookstall.
The Huntingdonshire Marriage Indexes include marriages from this parish. These are, at present, issued in alphabetical listings in series: 1601-1700, and 1701-1754, and are available from the Huntingdonshire FHS Bookstall.
Denton was originally in the Peterborough Registration District of
Northamptonshire from 1st July 1837. Subsequently it was transferred to
the Stilton sub-District of Huntingdonshire. It was later transferred to the
Peterborough District.
From 1st April 1998, marriage records were
transferred to the Huntingdon Registry Office, but the births and burial
records were retained by Peterborough.
A GENWEB page for Denton is available.
An old map of the parish of Denton in the 19th century is available.
The Stilton Memorial Hall covers the men who fell from Stilton, Folksworth, Morbourne, Washingley, Denton and Caldecot and contains detailed information for World War 1 and World War 2.
Population in 1801 - 66.
Population in 1851 - 82.
Population in 1901 -
78.
Population in 1951 - 108.
Population in 1971 -
73.
Population in 1991 - 56.
The parish of Denton was in the Peterborough Union for Poor Law administration.
The parish of Denton occupies 1031 acres of land.
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