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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Denton like this:
DENTON, a parish in Hardingstone district, Northamptonshire; 2½ miles SSE of Billing-Road r. station, and 6 ESE of Northampton. Post town, Little Houghton, under Northampton. Acres, 1, 970. Real property, £1, 509. Pop., 578. Houses, 132. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Yardley-Hastings, in the diocese of Peterborough. The church is good; and there are charities £17.
Denton is now part of WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Denton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Denton, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7889
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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