In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Denton like this:
DENTON, a parish in North Aylesford district, Kent; on the river Thames and the North Kent railway, 2 miles E of Gravesend. Post town, Chalk, under Gravesend. Acres, 1, 320; of which 130 are water. Pop., 101. Houses, 23. There is no church.
Denton through time
Denton is now part of Gravesham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Gravesham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Denton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Denton, in Gravesham and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2866
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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