Norfolk: Denton
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Denton is about 4 miles W. of Bungay (which is in Suffolk).
Cemeteries
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Census
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Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Redenhall, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both
before and after this date.
- The parish church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
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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]
- Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church.
- 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.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
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.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
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
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Denton is in Earsham Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Earsham Hundred
- Description of Earsham Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
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]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
See Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc
Voting Registers
See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers
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January 2007