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In England:- Denton, CambridgeshireDenton, CambridgeshireDenton is a village in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire. Its civil parish is Denton and Caldecote. Denton is a hamlet and has approximately 12 houses there. This quiet hamlet is a peaceful place and is located in the countryside. Denton is near a village called Stilton, the birthplace...
, part of Denton and Caldecote - Denton, County DurhamDenton, County DurhamDenton is a village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county ofCounty Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the north-west of Darlington....
- Denton, East SussexDenton, East SussexDenton is a small village inside the town of Newhaven, East Sussex, England. Named after Denton Island, in the middle of Newhaven Harbour, it adjoins the suburbs of South Heighton and Mount Pleasant. It backs onto the South Downs and local church records suggest it is featured in the Domesday book...
- Denton, part of the town of Gravesend, KentGravesend, KentGravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. It is the administrative town of the Borough of Gravesham and, because of its geographical position, has always had an important role to play in the history and communications of this part of...
- Denton, Greater ManchesterDenton, Greater ManchesterDenton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is five miles to the east of Manchester city centre, and has a population of 26,866....
- Denton, Kent, a village near Canterbury
- Denton, LincolnshireDenton, LincolnshireDenton, Lincolnshire, England, is an ancient Roman settlement south west of Grantham and west of the A1. It may also be a site of the Beaker culture, based on some archeological finds made. The parish is around 2,600 acres in size...
- Denton, Newcastle upon TyneDenton, Newcastle upon TyneDenton is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. The ward encompasses the Chapel House and West Denton housing areas. The population of the ward is 10,857, 4.2% of the total population of Newcastle-upon-Tyne...
- Denton, NorfolkDenton, NorfolkDenton is a village in the county of Norfolk, England. As of 2001, it had a population of 352 inhabitants in 148 households.Located on the southern edge of the county, Denton has an area of . The nearest towns are Harleston and Bungay...
- Denton, NorthamptonshireDenton, NorthamptonshireDenton is a small village and civil parish on the A428 Bedford road about south-east of Northampton. It has a pub, the Red Lion, a village hall, a Parish Church, St Margaret's, and a primary school....
, South Northamptonshire - Denton, North YorkshireDenton, North YorkshireDenton is a hamlet and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated north east of Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Denton Hall is located in the hamlet....
- Denton, OxfordshireDenton, OxfordshireDenton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Cuddesdon and Denton in Oxfordshire. Its toponym is derived from the Old English den-tun meaning "valley farmstead"...
- Denton HolmeDenton HolmeDenton Holme is an inner city district in Carlisle, Cumbria, England.Denton Holme is usually regarded as a "village within the city" and is situated to the immediate south west of the city centre on the western bank of the River Caldew...
, Cumbria - Dentons Green, an area of St Helens, Merseyside
- Upper DentonUpper DentonUpper Denton is a small village and civil parish in the north of Cumbria, England about 1 km north of the A69 road linking Haltwhistle and Brampton. The village is situated on the line of the Roman Stanegate which ran from Corbridge to Carlisle . Just 1 km to the north across the river...
, City of Carlisle, Cumbria
In the United States:
- Denton, GeorgiaDenton, GeorgiaDenton is a city in Jeff Davis County, Georgia, United States. The population was 269 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Denton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Denton, KansasDenton, KansasDenton is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 148. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Denton is located at...
- Denton, KentuckyDenton, KentuckyDenton is an unincorporated community near Grayson in Carter County, Kentucky, United States.- External links :*...
- Denton, MarylandDenton, MarylandDenton is a town in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,960 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Caroline County. Denton is the birthplace of former Delaware governor Sherman W. Tribbitt and author Sophie Kerr, as well as the long time home of former Maryland...
- Denton Township, MichiganDenton Township, MichiganDenton Township is a civil township of Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,817 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Denton, MontanaDenton, MontanaDenton is a town in Fergus County, Montana, United States. The population was 301 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Denton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
- Denton, NebraskaDenton, NebraskaDenton is a village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 189 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Denton is located at ....
- Denton, North CarolinaDenton, North CarolinaDenton is a town in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Denton is located at .The highest elevation In Davidson county...
- Denton, TexasDenton, TexasThe city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
, in Denton County - Denton, Callahan County, Texas
- Denton County, TexasDenton County, TexasDenton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 432,976; in 2009 the estimated population had reached 628,300. Part of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, it is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. The county seat is Denton. The county...
- Denton House (disambiguation), the name of two historic houses
Fictional places
- A fictional town in England providing the settings for the TV series A Touch of Frost and the Frost novels of R. D. Wingfield
- The fictional town which was the setting for The Rocky Horror Picture ShowThe Rocky Horror Picture ShowThe Rocky Horror Picture Show is the 1975 film adaptation of the British rock musical stageplay, The Rocky Horror Show, written by Richard O'Brien. The film is a parody of B-movie, science fiction and horror films of the late 1940s through early 1970s. Director Jim Sharman collaborated on the...
and its sequel Shock TreatmentShock TreatmentShock Treatment is a 1981 musical-black comedy film and a follow-up to the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. While not an outright sequel, the movie does feature several characters from the movie portrayed by different actors and several Rocky Horror actors portraying new characters...
People
- Andrew DentonAndrew DentonAndrew Christopher Denton is an Australian television producer, comedian, Gold Logie-nominated television presenter and former radio host, and was the host of the ABC's weekly television interview program Enough Rope. He is known for his comedy and interviewing technique...
(born 1960), Australian media personality - Daniel DentonDaniel DentonDaniel Denton was an early American colonist. Denton led an expedition into the interior of northern New Jersey. He was one of the purchasers of what is known as the Elizabethtown Tract in 1664, in the area of present day Elizabeth, New Jersey...
(c. 1626–1703), early American colonist and writer - Denice DentonDenice DentonDenice Dee Denton was an American professor of electrical engineering and academic administrator. She was the ninth chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz until her suicide in June 2006.-Early years :...
(1959–2006), American academician - James Denton (actor)James Denton (actor)James "Jamie" Thomas Denton, Jr. is an American film and television actor, best known for playing Mike Delfino in the television series Desperate Housewives.-Early life:...
(born 1963), American film and television actor - Jeremiah DentonJeremiah DentonJeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. is a retired United States Navy rear admiral, naval aviator and a former Republican U.S. senator, for the state of Alabama...
(born 1924), American politician (former U.S. Senator, R-AL) - John B. DentonJohn B. DentonJohn Barnard Denton was a Methodist Episcopal Church minister, lawyer, soldier, and political candidate for whom both Denton County, Texas and the city of Denton, Texas were named...
(1806–1841), American preacher, lawyer, soldier - John Bailey DentonJohn Bailey DentonJohn Bailey Denton M. Inst. C.E.; F.G.S., was a surveyor and a civil engineer.- Biography :When discussing the value of sewage, Denton records that Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, a chemist, demonstrated that a harvest of of wheat and of barley can be obtained from the nearly of nitrogen an adult's...
(1814–1893), English surveyor, and Civil engineer - Kit DentonKit DentonArnold Christopher "Kit" Denton was a British-born Australian writer, soldier and broadcaster. He was also the father of comedian and television presenter Andrew Denton.-Early life:...
(1928–1997), Australian author - Michael DentonMichael DentonMichael John Denton is a British-Australian author and biochemist. In 1973, Denton received his PhD in Biochemistry from King's College London.-Biography:...
(born 1943), British-Australian biochemist - Nick DentonNick DentonNick Denton, born August 24, 1966, is a British journalist and internet entrepreneur, the founder and proprietor of the blog collective Gawker Media, and the managing editor of the New York-based Gawker.com...
(born 1966), founder of Gawker Media - Denton True "Cy" Young (1867–1955), American baseball pitcher
- Denton CooleyDenton CooleyDenton Arthur Cooley is an American heart surgeon famous for performing the first implantation of a total artificial heart. Cooley is also founder and surgeon in-chief of the Texas Heart Institute, chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at St...
(born 1920), American heart surgeon - Sandra DentonSandra DentonSandra Denton, known as Pepa, is a Jamaican American rap/hip hop artist, actress, and a member of the female rap trio Salt-N-Pepa.-Biography:...
(born 1964), American/Jamaican hip hop artist and part of Salt n Pepa
In fiction:
- JC DentonJC DentonJC Denton is the player character and protagonist of the first-person role-playing computer game Deus Ex. He is voiced by Jay Anthony Franke in both Deus Ex and its sequel, Deus Ex: Invisible War....
, the main character in the video game Deus Ex