Nether Denton, Cumberland

Historical Description

Denton, Nether, a village, a township, and a parish in Cumberland, on the Roman wall, 5 miles NE by E of Bramp-ton, and 2 from Gilsland station on the N.E.R. Post town, Low Row, under Carlisle. Acreage, 4984; population, 354. The rocks include limestone and building-stone. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Carlisle; net value, £265 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Carlisle.

Administration

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

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Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Nether Denton from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Denton, Nether (St. Cuthbert))

Land and Property

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Villages, Hamlets, &c

Visitations Heraldic

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