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Denton with Wootton
Denton with Wootton
	A country lane at the north of the parish
	Denton with Wootton Location within Kent
Population	372 (2011 Census)
Civil parish	Denton with Wootton;
District	Dover;
Shire county	Kent;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Canterbury
Postcode district	CT4
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
	List of places UK England Kent 51°10′05″N 1°10′43″E / 51.168°N 1.1787°E

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. In 2011 it had a population of 372.

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.

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.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
^ 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
^ 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

External links

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[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[2] 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

[3] 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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