Denton
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.942, -1.785 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 14 49 |
| Dialling code: | 01943 (Guiseley) |
Denton is a small civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, set in gently rolling countryside of fields, drystone walls and lanes. The settlement is characterised by stone-built cottages and farmsteads, a network of public footpaths and a quiet rural atmosphere that makes it popular with walkers and people seeking a base close to larger market towns.
Its roots are medieval - the name derives from Old English denu-tun, roughly "settlement in a valley" - and agriculture has long shaped local life, with farms and smallholdings still prominent. Socially it feels like a tight-knit community with parish-level activity and a modest heritage of historic buildings and landscape features that speak to traditional Yorkshire rural life.
Postcode districts covering Denton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Bradford 10.6 miles17 km
- Burnley 21.5 miles34.5 km
- Huddersfield 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Wakefield 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Harrogate 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Halifax 15 miles24.2 km
- Castleford 23.5 miles37.7 km
- Morley 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Dewsbury 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Batley 16.2 miles26 km
- Keighley 7 miles11.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Middleton Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Ilkley Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Askwith Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Burley Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Burley in Wharfedale Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Great Timble Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Weston Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Wharfedale Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Nesfield with Langbar Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Blubberhouses Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Newall with Clifton Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Beamsley Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Denton
LS29 0HR, LS29 0HJ, LS29 0HS, LS29 0HU, LS29 0HH, LS29 0HP, LS29 0HD, LS29 0HE, LS29 0HG … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 41.8 miles67.2 km
- Ben Rhydding Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
- Ilkley Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 7.1 miles11.5 km
Hotels near Denton Ad
- The Wheatley Arms 1.3 miles2.2 km
- The Cow & Calf by Innkeeper's Collection 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Craiglands Hotel Sure Hotel Collection 3 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Ilkley Riverside Hotel 3 2 miles3.2 km
- Devonshire Arms Hotel & Spa 4 5 miles8 km
- The Abbey Lodge Hotel 7.5 miles12 km
- Hollins Hall Hotel, Golf & Country Club 4 6 miles9.6 km
- Steeton Hall Hotel & Restaurant 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Pine Marten by Innkeeper's Collection 4 9.2 miles14.9 km
- The Calverley Arms by Innkeeper's Collection 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
Local points of interest
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Barden Tower Archaeological site 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Spring Wood Forest 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Bewerley Hall Estate 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 10 miles16 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 10.3 miles16.6 km
- The University of Bradford University 10.4 miles16.7 km
- National Media Museum Museum 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 12.1 miles19.4 km