Norfolk: Denton

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

Denton is about 4 miles W. of Bungay (which is in Suffolk).

Cemeteries

See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Redenhall, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of the Virgin Mary: Description and pictures.
(No author): A short history of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Denton.
[Denton, The Church, 1970s]
Denton Methodist Church: Services and picture.
Killick, Stanley E.: The Congregational churches of Harleston, Wortwell, Denton and Alburgh: a short history.
[Ramsgate, Kent, The Church Publishers, 1960s]

Church Records

Campling, Arthur: Index of Baptisms: Denton, 1559-1804.
[Norwich Local Studies Library, Handwritten document, 1930s]
Campling, Arthur: Index of Marriages: Denton, 1559-1753.
[Norwich Local Studies Library, Handwritten document, 1930s]
Campling, Arthur: Index of Burials: Denton, 1580-1647.
[Norwich Local Studies Library, Handwritten document, 1930s]
Marriages: These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
They are not included in Phillimore's Marriage Registers.

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Denton was in Depwade Registration District.

Description and Travel

Denton Village Pages: News, pictures, church, chapel, societies, etc.
Compiled by the inhabitants: A Snapshot of Denton - a journey in pictures around the village.
[Denton, Norfolk, Erskine Press, 2000]
Extract from the book

Directories

Historical Geography

Denton is in Earsham hundred.

History

Denton: Extracts from the Domesday Book.

Land and Property

Great Britain: Statute: Topcroft and Denton Inclosure Act, 1804.
An act for inclosing lands in the parishes of Topcroft and Denton, in the county of Norfolk.
[1804]
Denton Castle: Description and history.
Manning, Charles Robertson: Earthworks at the Castle Hill, Darrow Wood, Denton.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.9, 1884]

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Depwade Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Denton became part of the Depwade Union, and the workhouse was at Pulham Market (Pulham St Mary Magdalen).
Bastardy Orders 1790-1835: List of names.

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