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"DENTON, in the vale of the Waveney, 4 miles E.N.E. of Harleston, has in its parish 625 souls, and 2434 acres of land, belonging to many proprietors. Many of the copyholds are held of the manor of Topcroft-with-Denton, of which the Rev. W.J. Smyth is lord. The commons were enclosed under an act passed in 1805. Here is also a small manor attached to the rectory. Denton House and Lodge are two handsome mansions, with lawns and plantations; the former is the seat of C. Umphelby, Esq., and the latter of the Rev. G. Sandby. The Church (Virgin Mary,) is a fine antique fabric, which has lately been new-pewed, repaired, and beautified. The tower was raised ten feet in 1843, and a good organ has been presented by the rector. . . . The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £24, is in the patronage of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who must confer it on one who either is or has been a fellow of Merton College, Oxford, pursuant to the will of the Rev. Matthew Postlethwayte, a former patron, who died in 1714. The Rev. Wm. Arundell Bouverie, B.D. (rural dean,) has been incumbent since 1839, and has greatly improved and enlarged the parsonage house." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]
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Denton is about 4 miles W. of Bungay (which is in Suffolk).
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| St Mary, Denton, Church of England |
| Chapel (now United Reformed Church), Denton, Independent |
- 1891: Surname List (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
| St Mary, Denton, Church of England |
| Chapel (now United Reformed Church), Denton, Independent |
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Redenhall, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date. - The parish church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
- Church of the Virgin Mary
- Description and pictures.
- (No author)
- A short history of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Denton.
[Denton, The Church, 1970s] - Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church. - Killick, Stanley E.
- The Congregational churches of Harleston, Wortwell, Denton and Alburgh: a short history.
[Ramsgate, Kent, The Church Publishers, 1960s]
- Campling, Arthur
- Index of Baptisms: Denton, 1559-1804.
[Norwich Local Studies Library, Handwritten document, 1930s] - Campling, Arthur
- Index of Marriages: Denton, 1559-1753.
[Norwich Local Studies Library, Handwritten document, 1930s] - Campling, Arthur
- Index of Burials: Denton, 1580-1647.
[Norwich Local Studies Library, Handwritten document, 1930s] - Marriages
- These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
They are not included in Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Denton was in Depwade Registration District.
- Denton Village Pages
- News, pictures, church, chapel, societies, etc.
- Compiled by the inhabitants
- A Snapshot of Denton - a journey in pictures around the village.
[Denton, Norfolk, Erskine Press, 2000]
Extract from the book
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1850: Hunt's Directory of East Norfolk with Part of Suffolk
- 1854: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
- 1864: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Denton to another place.
Denton is in Earsham Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Earsham Hundred
- Description of Earsham Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- Denton
- Extracts from the Domesday Book.
- Great Britain: Statute
- Topcroft and Denton Inclosure Act, 1804.
An act for inclosing lands in the parishes of Topcroft and Denton, in the county of Norfolk.
[1804] - Denton Castle
- Description and history.
- Manning, Charles Robertson
- Earthworks at the Castle Hill, Darrow Wood, Denton.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.9, 1884]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TM280885 (Lat/Lon: 52.447222, 1.353118), Denton which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- After 1834 Denton became part of the Depwade Union, and the workhouse was at Pulham Market (Pulham St Mary Magdalen).
- Bastardy Orders 1790-1835: List of names.