Denton with Wootton is a civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, England. The parish contains the settlements of Denton and Wootton, apart. In 2011 it had a population of 372.
Denton with Wootton is approximately east-southeast from the county town of Maidstone. The south of the parish is north-west from the channel port of Dover, and the north, south-east from Canterbury. The A260 Barham to Folkestone road runs through the parish, and a section of the major A2 London to Dover road is part of the parish at the east.
Parishes surrounding Denton with Wootton are Barham at the north; Shepherdswell with Coldred at the north-east; Lydden at the south-east; Swingfield at the south; Acrise at the south-west; and Elham at the west.
The Lydden Hill Race Circuit is within the eastern border of Denton with Wootton.
There are two parish churches: St Martin's in Wootton, and St Mary Magdalene's in Denton.
Historically Denton and Wootton contained two manors each: Denton and Tappington at Denton; Wootton and Wickham Bushes at Wootton.Hasted, Edward. "Parishes: Denton." The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9. Canterbury: W Bristow, 1800. 358-364. British History Online. Retrieved 29 March 2018Hasted, Edward. "Parishes: Wootton." The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9. Canterbury: W Bristow, 1800. 364-373. British History Online. Retrieved 29 March 2018
See also Listed buildings in Denton with Wootton References
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