Denton is a small village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
on the
A428 road
The A428 road is a major road in central and eastern England. It runs between the cities of Coventry and Cambridge by way of the county towns of Northampton and Bedford. Together with the A421, (and the A43, M40 and the A34), the eastern ...
about south-east of
Northampton. It has a pub, the Red Lion, a village hall, a
Church of England parish church and a primary school.
The villages name probably means, 'farm/settlement connected with Dod(d)a/Dud(d)a'.
The
2001 Census recorded the parish population as 767,
decreasing
to 739 at the 2011 census before increasing to 744 in the 2021 census.
Parish church
The
Church of England parish church of St Margaret has 13th-century origins but was mostly rebuilt 1827–8.
The interior of the church is decorated with biblical murals by the Northampton artist,
Henry Bird. Plans were made for the works in 1960 and they were painted from February 1975 until the summer of 1976. They are on 16 panels with 31 life-size figures, many based on local people.
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References
External links
Denton Primary School
Civil parishes in Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire District
Villages in Northamptonshire
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