Denton, Northamptonshire

Denton is a small village and civil parish on the A428 road about 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Northampton. It had a pub, the Red Lion which is now as of 2024 an Indian restaurant Mooche Walla, a village hall, a Church of England parish church, a surgery and a primary school.

Denton
St Margaret's parish church
Denton Location within Northamptonshire
Population	767 (2001 Census)[1] 739 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SP8357
• London	63 miles (101 km)
Civil parish	Denton
Unitary authority	West Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Northampton
Postcode district	NN7
Dialling code	01604
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Northampton South
Website	Denton Village Northampton
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52.209°N 0.779°W / 52.209; -0.779

The villages name probably means, 'farm/settlement connected with Dod(d)a/Dud(d)a'.^[2]

The 2001 Census recorded the parish population as 767,^[1] decreasing to 739 at the 2011 census before increasing to 744 in the 2021 census.^[3]

Parish church

Conversion of St Paul, a mural by Henry Bird in St Margaret's Church

The Church of England parish church of St Margaret has 13th-century origins but was mostly rebuilt 1827–8.^[4]

The interior of the church is decorated with biblical murals by the Northampton artist, Henry Bird. Plans were made for the works in 1960 and they were painted from February 1975 until the summer of 1976. They are on 16 panels with 31 life-size figures, many based on local people.^[5][6]