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Denton
Denton shown within Lincolnshire |
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| District | South Kesteven |
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| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GRANTHAM |
| Postcode district | NG31 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Denton, Lincolnshire, England, is an ancient Roman settlement south west of Grantham and west of the A1. It may also be a site of the Beaker culture, based on some archeological finds made.[says who?] 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 is written as Dentune.
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Denton is located just off the main A607 road between Grantham and Melton Mowbray. The stretch of the A607 that bypasses the village is an accident black spot. There have been calls through the local media for a speed camera to be erected.
Nearby villages include Harlaxton, Barrowby and Woolsthorpe.
Denton Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Andrew.[1] Restored in 1888, it is mainly Perpendicular in style. In the south aisle is a table-tomb with an effigy of John Blyth, his wife Margaret and his six children; a monument to Richard Welby (d. 1713) is in the north aisle. [2]
The church originally had only four bells, but now has six. The original bells were the now No.1, No.3, No.4 and No.5. These were augmented by two bells in 1782 by recasting four bells and adding the new No.2 and No.6 (the tenor). The bells were re-hung in 1855 by Denton wheelwright and machinemaker John Caborn. In 1994 the bells were again re-hung in metal frames by Hayward Mills Associates.
The village public house, the Welby Arms is an early 19th century building constructed of coursed ironstone rubble, with the side walls of red brick, and although a number of alterations were made in the 20th century, it has been Grade II listed since 1979.[3] Denton does not have a village shop.
A private estate in Denton houses a series of large ponds, and a freshwater spring, St. Christopher's Well, hidden in a grotto built from fossils and shells. Within the cave is an inscription: "faery of the well". The grotto was built in 1823 for the Welby family, who owned Denton Park.[4]
In 1984 Denton held its first streetmarket, proceeds from which were equally divided between the Church, the School and the Village Hall. The streetmarket is now held every year on the first Bank holiday Monday in May. In 2009 it celebrated its 25th year and has grown into Lincolnshire's largest village street market with over 150 stalls, food outlets, children's entertainment, and traditional village sports.
Denton is a few miles from Belvoir Castle.
The main engineering feature of the Grantham Canal, which opened in 1797, was Harlaxton Drift near Grantham. This was a deep cutting which was built just wide enough for one-way traffic. Two passing places, where the canal was made wider, were added in 1801. Two reservoirs were also needed to feed the canal, one of which was built at Denton, close to the canal, and the other at Knipton, about 3 miles away. Both were on the Belvoir Estate, and the job of building them, along with the cutting, was the responsibility of William King, the agent for the Duke of Rutland.[5]
The UK has other towns called Denton.