Denton, North Yorkshire
| Denton | |
|---|---|
 Denton Hall, once home of the Fairfax family | |
.svg)  Denton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE143489 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ILKLEY |
| Postcode district | LS29 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Denton is a hamlet and civil parish in the Harrogate district 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 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east of Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Denton Hall is located in the hamlet.[3] 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.[4]
The name Denton comes from Old English and means farmstead or village in a valley.[5]
Notable people[edit]
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[6]
- Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1584–1648)[7]
- Thomas Fairfax (1612–1671)[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 104 Leeds & Bradford (Harrogate & Ilkley) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231654.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Denton Hall, Denton, North Yorkshire | Educational Images | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Kitchen, Ruby (6 September 2021). "The church built round[sic] a window". The Yorkshire Post. p. 3. ISSN 0963-1496.
- ^ Mills, A. D. (2011) [first published 1991]. A Dictionary of British Place Names (First edition revised 2011 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 149. ISBN 9780199609086.
- ^ Binns, Jack. "Fairfax, Thomas, first Lord Fairfax of Cameron". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9091. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Hopper, Andrew J. "Fairfax, Ferdinando, second Lord Fairfax of Cameron". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9081. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Gentles, Ian J. "Fairfax, Thomas, third Lord Fairfax of Cameron". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9092. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links[edit]
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