Denton is a village in the civil parish of
Denton with Wootton
Denton with Wootton is a civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, England. The parish contains the settlements of Denton and Wootton, apart. In 2011 it had a population of 372.
Denton with Wootton is approximately east-southeast from the ...
, and the
Dover District of
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
, England.
The village is northwest from the channel port of
Dover, and east-southeast from the
county town of
Maidstone
Maidstone is the largest town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it wi ...
. The
A260 Barham to
Folkestone road runs through the village, and the major
A2 London to Dover road is to the east. Wootton, the other parish village, is 1 mile to the southeast.
To the southwest of the village is the Grade II*
listed
Listed may refer to:
* Listed, Bornholm, a fishing village on the Danish island of Bornholm
* Listed (MMM program), a television show on MuchMoreMusic
* Endangered species in biology
* Listed building, in architecture, designation of a historicall ...
Jacobean timber framed Tappington (or Tappington-Everard) Hall which dates to the 16th century. The house is where the cleric
Richard Barham
Richard Harris Barham (6 December 1788 – 17 June 1845) was an English cleric of the Church of England, a novelist and a humorous poet. He was known generally by his pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby and as the author of ''The Ingoldsby Legends''.
...
(1788–1845), under the pen name Thomas Ingoldsby, wrote ''
The Ingoldsby Legends
''The Ingoldsby Legends'' (full title: ''The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels'') is a collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry written supposedly by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor, actually a pen-name of an English cl ...
''.
[ Cox, J. Charles (1903), ''The Little Guides: Kent'', p. 141. Revised by Ronald F. Jessop. Methuen & Co. Ltd.]
Field Marshal Lord Kitchener was created ''
Baron Denton, of Denton in the County of Kent'', on 27 July 1914.
References
External links
Villages in Kent
Dover District
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