Denton, Oxfordshire

Human settlement in England

Cuddesdon and Denton

District

South Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

Region

South East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townOxfordPostcode districtOX44Dialling code01865PoliceThames ValleyFire Oxfordshire Ambulance South Central UK Parliament

Henley

WebsiteCuddesdon and Denton Community Website

List of places: UK; England; Oxfordshire

51°43′05″N 1°08′28″W / 51.718°N 1.141°W / 51.718; -1.141

Denton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cuddesdon and Denton, in the South Oxfordshire district, in Oxfordshire, England.^[1]^[2] Denton's toponym is derived from the Old English den-tun meaning "valley farmstead".^[1] Denton is in a fold of the landscape, between the two hills on which Cuddesdon and Garsington stand. Denton is an ancient manor and had its own civil parish, but it was merged with neighbouring Cuddesdon in the 20th century.

Denton was formerly a hamlet in the parish of Cuddesden,^[3] in 1866 Denton became a civil parish, on 1 April 1962 the parish was abolished and merged with Cuddesden to form "Cuddesdon and Denton".^[4] In 1961 the parish had a population of 112.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Denton and Chippinghurst". A History of the County of Oxford. Vol. 5, Bullingdon Hundred. London: Victoria County History. 1957. pp. 96–116. Retrieved 8 September 2021. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "Denton & Chippinghurst". Aston Rowant & Chilterns Spring Line Villages. WordPress. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ "History of Denton in South Oxfordshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes Denton Hmlt/Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ "Population statistics Denton Hmlt/Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.