Upper and Nether
Major Settlement in the Parish of Upper and Nether Denton
Historical Forms
- Denton 1169 Laner
- in Gillesland 1346 FF
- inferior, superior 1613 Naworth
- Dentun c.1177 Weth
- Dentune 1279 Ass
- Overdenton 1363 Ipm
- Nethirdenton 1457 IpmR
- Nedder Denton 1580 Border
- Denthon 1183 Pap 1402
- duas Dentonas c.1184 Laner
Etymology
'tūnin the valley,' v. denu . Upper Denton was also known in early days as Vetus Denton (NB ii, 509).
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