Denton, North Yorkshire
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Denton is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England.[1][2] At the 2011 Census the population of this civil parish was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Middleton, Harrogate. It is situated Script error: No such module "convert". north-east of Ilkley, West Yorkshire.
Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.[3] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Denton Hall is located in the hamlet.[4] The church in the village is noted for some its windows which instead of stained glass, are panels where the artists have painted directly onto the glass.[5]
The name Denton comes from Old English and means farmstead or village in a valley.[6]
Notable people
The area around Denton is notable as being the birthplace of several members of the Fairfax family;
- Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1560–1640), built the estate up at Denton[7]
- Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1584–1648)[8]
- Thomas Fairfax (1612–1671)[9]
See also
References
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