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I'KN'STON. 748 1 >i:TON. DEXs'P'N, a In-lip, in the par. of Alvcton, or Alton, S. div. of the Imnd. of Totmonslow, in the CO. of of Uttoxeter, and 2 miles S.E. of Alvcton station. It is .situated in ;i .-e.mcHtered vale on the western bank of the Churnet, intersected by the Uttoxeter canal. The living is a perpot. cur. in the dioc. of Lichtield, val. iloO, in the patron, of T. P. Heywood, I IH.NS'luN. S* I ii.N.uim.sTOx, co. Suffolk. DENT, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of S dbergh, W. div. of the v nrliif, in the West Hiding of the co. of York, 40 mil. , N.V. .if York, and 9 N.K. at Kirkby-Lons.1 tie. It is situated on the river Dent, and is a polling place for the West Biding. This chplry. is very extensive, comprising about 24,000 acres, of which nearly two-thirds are unenclosed common-land, the rest is pasture and woodland. The living is a pcrpet. cur. in the dioc. of Hipon, val. 110, in the patron, of the landowners. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient structure. The charities amount to 83 per annum. At Cowgill is a chapel-of- ease. There are chapels for Wesleyans, Independents, ty of Friends, and Primitive Methodists. There is a grammar school, founded by royal charter in the reign of James I., and endowed with 50 per annum ; also a National school. West House, Gate, and Broad- field are family scats. Fairs are held for cattle the first Friday after 13th February, and every fortnight till Old May Day. DEXTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Throrgarton, in the co. of Nottingham, 4 miles S.V. of Southwell. DENTON, a chplry. in the par. of Gaiuford, S.K. div. of the ward of Darlington, in the co. of Durham, dies N.W. of Darlington. It is situated on a branch of the Skerne, and was formerly a town of some importance. It is said to have been burnt by Malcolm, King of Scotland, on his advance into Cleveland. The living is a pcrpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 60, in the patron, of the Vicar of Gainlbrd. The church, dedicated to St. Mar}', is a plain stone edifice, built in 1810, and enlarged in 1836. DENTON, a par. in the hund. of Norman Cross, in the co. of Huntingdon, 7 miles S.W. of Peterborough, and 13$ S.W. of Stilton. It is situated on Holme Brook, and belonged to the Cottons of Connington. This parish forms a narrow slip of land of about 600 acres. The village is extremely small, and wholly agricultural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 130, in the patron, of the executors of the late Captain Wells. Tno church, dedicated to All Saints, was built in 1665, by the Cottons. The tithes were commuted for land under the Enclosure Act of 1802. The charities amount to 16 per annum. There is an endowed school. Sir Robert Cotton, founder of the Cottonian Library, now in the British Museum, was born here in 1670. W. Wells, Esq., is lord of the manor. DENTON, a par. in the bunds, of Eastry and King- hamford, lathe of St. Augustine, in the co. of Kent, 6J mil N.W. of Dover, and 8 S.E. of Canterbury. It is situated under Barham Down, about 1 milo from the Dover and London road. The manor formerly belonged t.> the families of Earde, Peyton, Boys, AATiorwood, Markham, and others. Hops and corn are chiefly cultivated, the soil being light. The village, which is small, is situated in a picturesque valley. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 169, in the patron, of the Bar, Q. < '. La Motte. The church is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. The charities amount to 1 per annum. Shelven, Gattridge, and Tappington are places hero. Denton Court was the seat of Sir Egerton Brydgee. DENTON, a par. in the hund. of Shamwi 11, lathe of Aylesford, in the co. of Kent, li milo E. of Graves- i'iid. It is situated on the river Thames. The church ia in ruins, and the cemet- tod into a iann- nd DEXTON, a fhplry. in tlm par. of Mancli hund. of Salford, in the co. of Lancaster, 34 ntl ^ S.W. of Ashton-under-l.ync, and 1 N.K. of St' kp . irt. It is situated W. of tbc river Tame, and is a station on the Stockport and Staleln i !->- bianeh nf tin- .Maiiehester and Leeds railway, 'lie chief business of the inhabi- tants is hat-making. There are extensive coal-mines. The living is a porpet. cur.* in tin dine, ot Manchester, val. i'lo-'i, in the patron, of the Marquis of Westminster. The church is dedicated to St. .lames. There is another church called Christ Church, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. K(u. in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. The Wesloyans have a ihupel. li.ni "ii Hall, once the family scat of the Hollands, ii now a I DEXTON, a par. in the soko of Grantham, parts of vcn, in the co. of Lincoln, 3/V miles S.W. of (laiitham. It i "ii 11 Roman way near the tham and Nottingham canal. St. Chiistopher'i Spring, on the Denton estate, has similar pi hot-well. The living is a rect.* in th of Lincoln, val. 7M, in the patron, of the 1 The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is in th. (Jothic . and contains several monuments. The tithes havtf been commuted for a rent-charge of 177 18*. 9d., with 63 acres of glebe. The charities amount to 101 ptfl annum, of which 19 go to Welby's almshouse. M Roman pavement was .li-. overed here in the year ~-2~, Denton Hall is the scat of Sir William Earle Welby, Bart., lord of the manor. I >KXT< >X, a par. in the hund. of Earsham, in the of Norfolk, 4 miles N.K. of Ilarleston, and '. lluugay, on the riwr Wav. ney. The land is chiafll arable. The village is small, and wholly agricultmifl The inhabitants arc . . n o; by ami' nt custom from the payment of all rates, except those for the poor. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 81 8, in the patron, of the Archbishop ot Canterbury. The . huirli, dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, " '> handiojfl lure, with a richly paint, d K. wind lights. The charities amount to -'i i i annum. is a chapel for Independents, with a small cndownMJfl The National and Congregational schools ore supi i by subscription, and the rent of seven acres of land 1 left in 1722 by the Rev. Thomas Rogcrson. The foroMB was erected in 1840. DENTON, a par. in the hund. of W in the co. of Northampton, G miles S.K. ot Xnrtha:i The village is email, and wholly agricultural. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Peterborough, in fH patron, of Lord Boston, val. with the rect.* of WhMMl annexed, 286. The church, dedicated t.. St. M iririret, has recently been enlarged. The charities amm. 17 per annum. Thomas Burton, EM|., is lord of the manor. I iKXTON, a chplrj'. in the par. of Cudde-den, Imnd. of I'lullingdon, in the co. of Oxford, 6J mi Oxford, and 6 N.W. of Tetsworth. It is situate; the River Tame. The charities amount to i'.'t. DENTH.V, a par. in the bund, of Itishopstone, rap* of IVvciisey, in the co. of Sussex, 4.J miles - Lewes, and 1J N.E. of Newhaven. It is situa! the river Ouse, and is included within the lib duchy of Lancaster. There is no village, only a few scattered houses. The living is a rect.* in the di Chichester, val. 240, in the patron, of Miss E. W. C'att. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, contains an old font. Ii.ntou was the seat of the Bates fain.: manv DENTON. a tnshp. and chplry in the upper div. of the wap. of Clam, in the West Ride the co. of York, 3J miles N.W. of Otley. It is si; n.iir the river barf., and includes a large tr.i moorland. Denton Park formerly belonged to the inily, from wli.nn it was purchased by li H'betMiii, Esi|., who built the present mansion. The living is a Jon. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. I'll, in the patron, of Sir C. H. Ibbetson. Edw.,: th. translator of Tasso, and Generals Feidinande and Thoinas, successively Lords Fairfax, and commander! in tin parliamentary army during the reign of ( 'hm