Everything about Denton Lincolnshire totally explained
Denton, Lincolnshire is an ancient
Roman settlement nestling just south west of
Grantham and the
A1 in
England. It may also be a site of the
Beaker culture, based on some
archeological finds made. The parish is around 2,600
acres (11 km²) in size. The name derives from the Old English dene+tun, meaning "village in a valley," but in Domesday it's written as 'Dentune'.
Denton is located just off the main A607 road between
Grantham and
Melton Mowbray. The stretch of this road which bypasses the village is an
accident black spot and has seen various accidents in the last decade. There have been calls through the local media for a
speed camera to be erected.
Nearby villages include
Harlaxton,
Barrowby and
Woolsthorpe.
The Denton Parish church is that of St Andrew's. Denton church tower has six bells but originally had four bells. The original bells were the now No1, No3, No4 and No5. These were augmented to six bells in 1782 by recasting four bells and adding the new No2 and No6 (the tenor). The bells were re-hung in 1855 by Denton wheelwright and machinemaker Mr John Caborn. In 1994 the bells were again re-hung, this time in metal frames by Hayward Mills Associates.
Denton doesn't have a village shop but the public house the Welby Arms still does well.
In 1996 Denton held its first streetmarket, the proceeds from which were equally divided between the Church, the School and the Village Hall.
Every year on the first Bank holiday Monday in May, the streetmarket is held. In 2006 it celebrates its 10th year and it has grown into Lincolnshire's largest village streetmarket with over 150 stalls, food outlets, children's entertainment, and traditional village sports.
Denton is a few miles from
Belvoir Castle.
Denton Reservoir
The main engineering feature of the Grantham Canal was Harlaxton Drift near Grantham. This was a deep cutting which was built just wide enough for one-way traffic - almost like a tunnel with no roof. Two reservoirs were also needed to feed the canal, these were built at Denton (very close to the canal) and Knipton (around 3 miles away), because both of these were on the Belvoir estate, the job of building them - along with the cutting - was the responsibility of William King
The
UK has many other
towns called Denton.
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