Denton, Sussex
| Denton | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 Acacia Road, Denton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ451023 |
| Location: | 50°48’9"N, 0°3’32"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Newhaven |
| Postcode: | BN9 |
| Dialling code: | 01273 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Lewes |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Lewes |
Denton is a small village at the northern edge of the town boundary of Newhaven on the coast of Sussex. It adjoins the villages of South Heighton and Mount Pleasant and backs onto the South Downs.
The Manor of Denton was held in Saxon times by Earl Godwin, Father of King Harold II Godwinson. It seems likely that Denton was destroyed during the Saxon rebellion of 1068. It does not appear in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name 'Denton' comes from Old English and means farmstead or village in a valley.[1]
About the village
Denton's church, St. Leonard's, was first built around 1288, later extended and carefully restored during the Decorated Period. The walls are of flint and stone and the Vestry was added during the 20th Century. The remains of what is thought to have been a priest's house in the west end of the churchyard, dating from about 1280, have recently been partly restored.
The village has a junior school and one pub, the "Flying Fish" (originally named the "Kicking Donkey") which dates back to the 18th Century.
Denton Island
In the tidal River Ouse by Denton is a broad island, Denton Island, joined to the land by a single bridge, and by sands at low tide. These days it is an industrial estate. When the bridge was a toll bridge, the residents of Denton village were exempt from the toll.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Mills, Anthony David: 'A Dictionary of British Place-Names' (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9
