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Denver is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is on the River Great Ouse, approximately 1 mile (2 km) south of the small town of Downham Market, 14 miles (22 km) south of the larger town of King's Lynn, and 37 miles (60 km) west of the city of Norwich.[1][2]

Denver
St Mary's Church, Denver
Denver Location within Norfolk
Area	10.82 km2 (4.18 sq mi)
Population	890 (2011 census)
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF613016
Civil parish	Denver
District	King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DOWNHAM MARKET
Postcode district	PE38
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South West Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.58827°N 0.37959°E / 52.58827; 0.37959

Background

The civil parish has an area of 10.82 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 847 in 358 households, the population increasing to 890 at the 2011 Census.[3] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.[4]

The village lies on the Roman Fen Causeway. The parish church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building.[5] Denver Windmill is a fully restored 19th-century windmill. Captain George Manby, the inventor, was born in the village in 1765, and a plaque commemorating this is at his birthplace.^{[citation needed]}

In 1651 the first sluice was built across the river at Denver, by Cornelius Vermuyden, although it had to be rebuilt after bursting in 1713. The sluices play a major role in the drainage of The Fens, being at the confluence of five watercourses. The area is now enjoyed by many tourists, and Denver Sluice is the home of West Norfolk Rowing Club and Denver Sailing Club.^{[citation needed]}

The name of Denver came from Anglo-Saxon Dena fær = "the ford or passage of the Danes".^{[citation needed]}

The fictional place Duke's Denver, the family seat of the Duke of Denver, brother of Lord Peter Wimsey in the novels of Dorothy L. Sayers, is also in Norfolk, but it is supposed to be situated several miles to the east of Denver village.^{[citation needed]}

The American city of Denver, Colorado is not directly named after this English village, but after the 19th-century American politician James W. Denver; his name might, however, be ultimately connected to the Norfolk village.[6]

References

External links

• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Denver.

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