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DENTON

"DENTON, a parish in the hundred of Norman Cross, in the county of Huntingdon, 7½ miles south-west of Peterborough, and ¾ miles south-west of Stilton. It is situated on Holme Brook, and belonged to the Cottons of Connington. This parish forms a narrow slip of land of about 600 acres. The village is extremely small, and wholly agricultural. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely, value £130, in the patronage of the executors of the late Captain Wells. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was built in 1665, by the Cottons. The tithes were commuted for land under the Enclosure Act of 1802. The charities amount to £16 per annum. There is an endowed school. Sir Robert Cotton, founder of the Cottonian Library, now in the British Museum, was born here in 1570. W. Wells, Esq., is lord of the manor."

Cemeteries

• 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

• 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.

Church History

• 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.
• There are photographs and further information on All Saints Church on Rob's Churches website.

Church Records

• The following are available in the Huntingdon Records Office.
  • 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.
• 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.

Civil Registration

• 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.

Description and Travel

• A GENWEB page for Denton is available.

Gazetteers

• A transcript of the Denton parish entries from 1932 Victoria County Series
• A transcript of the Denton parish entries from Samuel Lewis's 1835 Topographical Dictionary of England,

Maps

• An old map of the parish of Denton in the 19th century is available.

Military History

• 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.

Names (Geographical)

• Dentum (x, xi cent.),
• Dentone (xi, xiv and xv cent.).

Poorhouses and Poor Law Etc

• The parish of Denton was in the Peterborough Union for Poor Law administration.

Population

• Population in 1801 - 66.
• Population in 1851 - 82.
• Population in 1901 - 78.
• Population in 1951 - 108.
• Population in 1971 - 73.
• Population in 1991 - 56.

Statistics

• The parish of Denton occupies 1031 acres of land.