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Denton, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Denton, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire. The village stands on the Salter's Roman road, near the Grantham Canal and the boundary with Leicestershire, 4 miles SW of Grantham station on the G.N.R., and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Grantham. The parish comprises 2644 acres; population, 546. Denton House, the seat of the Welby-Gregory family, is an elegant mansion in the Tudor style, erected in 1879-83. It occupies a commanding site amid finely wooded grounds. There are a mineral spring and three fish ponds. A Roman tessellated pavement 30 feet square was found in 1727. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; net yearly value, £543 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church is a building of stone chiefly of the Perpendicular period, has a fine tower, and contains monuments of the Welbys and the Williamses. It was thoroughly restored in 1888. There is an endowed almshouse for six poor people.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyLincolnshire 
Ecclesiastical parishDenton St. Andrew 
Poor Law unionGrantham 
WapentakeLoveden 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

The Phillimore transcript of Marriages at Denton 1558-1837, Lincolnshire is available to browse online.

Findmypast, in conjunction with the Lincolnshire Archives, have the following parish records online for Denton:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1538-18981754-17691558-19111558-1885

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Denton from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Denton are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Lincolnshire papers online:

DistrictSouth Kesteven
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtNG32
Post TownGrantham

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