Denton with Wootton

Denton with Wootton is a civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, England. The parish contains the settlements of Denton and Wootton, 1 mile (1.6 km) apart. In 2011 it had a population of 372.

Denton with Wootton
A country lane at the north of the parish
Denton with Wootton Location within Kent
Population	372 (2011 Census)[1]
Civil parish	Denton with Wootton
District	Dover
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Canterbury
Postcode district	CT4
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
List of places UK England Kent 51.168°N 1.1787°E / 51.168; 1.1787

Denton with Wootton is approximately 30 miles (48 km) east-southeast from the county town of Maidstone. The south of the parish is 6 miles (10 km) north-west from the channel port of Dover, and the north, 7 miles (11 km) south-east from Canterbury. The A260 Barham to Folkestone road runs through the parish, and a 1 mile (1.6 km) 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.

Lydden Hill Race Circuit

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.^[2][3]