Denton
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.204, -0.775 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 83 56 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 (Northampton) |
Denton is a small, rural parish in West Northamptonshire, England, set in the rolling agricultural countryside that characterises much of Northamptonshire. The village keeps a compact historic core of stone cottages and a parish church, hedgerows and narrow lanes, and its name reflects the old English roots of a farm or settlement in a valley; the surrounding landscape makes it popular with walkers and those seeking a quiet village atmosphere.
Historically agricultural, Denton has a mix of working farms, converted rural buildings and households who commute to nearby market towns and larger centres for work. Social life revolves around the village hall, occasional fetes and harvest events, and a sense of local continuity visible in listed buildings and hedgerow boundaries, even as small parishes adapt to modern pressures such as housing change and limited local services.
Postcode districts covering Denton
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Northampton 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Bedford 14 miles22.6 km
- Rugby 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Kettering 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Kettering Town 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Corby 20 miles32.2 km
- Dunstable 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Wellingborough 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Bletchley 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Rushden 9.4 miles15.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Denton Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Hackleton and Grange Park Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Brafield-on-the-Green Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Yardley Hastings Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Horton Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Cogenhoe and Whiston Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Castle Ashby Parish 2 miles3.1 km
- Hackleton Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cogenhoe Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Little Houghton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Piddington Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Great Houghton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Denton
NN7 1EB, NN7 1DQ, NN7 1DG, NN7 1DR, NN7 1DY, NN7 1DH, NN7 1DX, NN7 1DW, NN7 1EE … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 28.6 miles46 km
- Birmingham International Airport 44.5 miles71.7 km
- Northampton Railway Station 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Wellingborough Railway Station 8.1 miles13 km
Hotels near Denton Ad
- The French Partridge, 4 2 miles3.2 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Northampton - South 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Roade House Hotel 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Northampton 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Quays by Greene King Inns 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Falcon Hotel 5 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Hilton Northampton 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Queen Hotel 3 4.4 miles7 km
Schools in Denton
- Denton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 7 miles11.3 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 9.9 miles16 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Linford Wood Forest 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Stanton Wood Forest 10.6 miles17 km
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 10.6 miles17 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 11.2 miles18 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Nene Park Stadium 11.3 miles18.2 km