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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.

Denton with Wootton

A country lane at the north of the parish
Denton with Wootton
Location within Kent
Civil parish
  • Denton with Wootton
District
  • Dover
Shire county
  • Kent
Region
  • South East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCanterbury
Postcode districtCT4
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51.168°N 1.1787°E / 51.168; 1.1787

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.

Lydden Hill Race Circuit
Lydden Hill Race Circuit

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.[1][2]


References


  1. 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
  2. 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




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