Denton, Lincolnshire

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Denton, Lincolnshire is an ancient Roman settlement nestling just south west of Grantham and the A1 in England. It may also be a site of the Beaker culture, based on some archeological finds made. The parish is around 2,600 acres (11 km²) in size. The name derives from the Old English dene+tun, meaning "village in a valley," but in Domesday it is written as 'Dentune'.

Denton is located just off the main A607 road between Grantham and Melton Mowbray. The stretch of this road which bypasses the village is an accident black spot and has seen various accidents in the last decade. There have been calls through the local media for a speed camera to be erected.

Nearby villages include Harlaxton, Barrowby and Woolsthorpe.

The Denton Parish church is that of St Andrew's. Denton church tower has six bells but originally had four bells. The original bells were the now No1, No3, No4 and No5. These were augmented to six bells in 1782 by recasting four bells and adding the new No2 and No6 (the tenor). The bells were re-hung in 1855 by Denton wheelwright and machinemaker Mr John Caborn. In 1994 the bells were again re-hung, this time in metal frames by Hayward Mills Associates.

Denton does not have a village shop but the public house the Welby Arms still does well.

In 1984 Denton held its first streetmarket, the proceeds from which were equally divided between the Church, the School and the Village Hall.

Every year on the first Bank holiday Monday in May, the streetmarket is held. In 2009 it celebrates its 25th year and it has grown into Lincolnshire's largest village streetmarket with over 150 stalls, food outlets, children's entertainment, and traditional village sports.

Denton is a few miles from Belvoir Castle.

[edit] Denton Reservoir

The main engineering feature of the Grantham Canal was Harlaxton Drift near Grantham. This was a deep cutting which was built just wide enough for one-way traffic - almost like a tunnel with no roof. Two reservoirs were also needed to feed the canal, these were built at Denton (very close to the canal) and Knipton (around 3 miles away), because both of these were on the Belvoir estate, the job of building them - along with the cutting - was the responsibility of William King

The UK has many other towns called Denton.