Denton with Wootton
- Denton with Wootton
- Dover
- Kent
- South East
Denton with Wootton is a civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, England. The parish contains the settlements of Denton and Wootton, 1 mile (1.6 km) apart. In 2011 it had a population of 372.
Denton with Wootton is approximately 30 miles (48 km) east-southeast from the county town of Maidstone. The south of the parish is 6 miles (10 km) north-west from the channel port of Dover, and the north, 7 miles (11 km) south-east from Canterbury. The A260 Barham to Folkestone road runs through the parish, and a 1 mile (1.6 km) section of the major A2 London to Dover road is part of the parish at the east.
Parishes surrounding Denton with Wootton are Barham at the north; Shepherdswell with Coldred at the north-east; Lydden at the south-east; Swingfield at the south; Acrise at the south-west; and Elham at the west.
The Lydden Hill Race Circuit is within the eastern border of Denton with Wootton.
There are two parish churches: St Martin's in Wootton, and St Mary Magdalene's in Denton.
Historically Denton and Wootton contained two manors each: Denton and Tappington at Denton; Wootton and Wickham Bushes at Wootton.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Hasted, Edward. "Parishes: Denton." The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9. Canterbury: W Bristow, 1800. 358-364. British History Online. Retrieved 29 March 2018
- ^ Hasted, Edward. "Parishes: Wootton." The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9. Canterbury: W Bristow, 1800. 364-373. British History Online. Retrieved 29 March 2018
External links
- Media related to Denton with Wootton at Wikimedia Commons
- v
- t
- e
- Alkham
- Ash
- Ashley
- Aycliff
- Aylesham
- Barfrestone
- Barnsole
- Betteshanger
- Buckland
- Buttsole
- Capel-le-Ferne
- Chillenden
- Church Whitfield
- Coldred
- Coombe
- Denton
- Drellingore
- East Langdon
- Eastry
- East Studdal
- Elmstone
- Elvington
- Ewell Minnis
- Eythorne
- Farthingloe
- Finglesham
- Frogham
- Goodnestone
- Great Mongeham
- Little Mongeham
- Guston
- Hacklinge
- Ham
- Hoaden
- Hougham
- Kearsney
- Kingsdown
- Knowlton
- Langdon
- Lydden
- Marley
- Marshborough
- Martin
- Martin Mill
- Maxton
- Nonington
- Northbourne
- Preston-next-Wingham
- Richborough
- Ringwould
- Ripple
- River
- Shepherdswell
- Sholden
- Snowdown
- St Margaret's at Cliffe
- Staple
- Stourmouth
- Sutton
- Swingate
- Temple Ewell
- Tilmanstone
- Waldershare
- Ware
- West Langdon
- West Studdal
- West Cliffe
- Westmarsh
- Whitfield
- Wingham
- Woodnesborough
- Wootton
- Worth