Denford

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52°22′43″N 0°32′36″W / 52.378648°N 0.543400°W / 52.378648; -0.543400

Denford is a small village and civil parish situated in North Northamptonshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish population was 250 people,^[1] increasing to 282 at the 2011 census.^[2]

The villages name means 'valley ford'.^[3] The village stands on the river Nene. It is in this area that the pronunciation of its name changes: upstream, to the south, it pronounced nen, while downstream to the north it is neen.

History

Denford is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The manor of Denford was held by the Bishop of Coutances, and later by the de Clare family before settling by 1262 in the ownership of the Earls of Gloucester. They let the Denford estates to a series of families, including the Chamberlains and the Reades.^[4]

Heritage assets

The following buildings and structures are listed by Historic England as of special architectural or historic interest.^[5]

Church of The Holy Trinity (Grade I) 13th century 52°22′43″N 0°32′42″W / 52.37871°N 0.54489°W / 52.37871; -0.54489
Chest Tomb near Church of The Holy Trinity (Grade II) 16th century 52°22′43″N 0°32′40″W / 52.37863°N 0.54457°W / 52.37863; -0.54457
The Cock Public House (Grade II) 16th century 52°22′43″N 0°32′45″W / 52.37848°N 0.54581°W / 52.37848; -0.54581
Manor Farmhouse (Grade II) 17th century 52°22′39″N 0°32′39″W / 52.37742°N 0.54423°W / 52.37742; -0.54423
1 Freemans Lane (Grade II) 17th century 52°22′47″N 0°32′29″W / 52.37984°N 0.54127°W / 52.37984; -0.54127
The Cottage (Grade II) 17th century 52°22′42″N 0°32′37″W / 52.3783°N 0.54348°W / 52.3783; -0.54348
1, 2 and 3 Meadow Lane (Grade II) 17th century 52°22′45″N 0°32′36″W / 52.37911°N 0.54345°W / 52.37911; -0.54345
The Shires (Grade II) 17th century 52°22′42″N 0°32′37″W / 52.37833°N 0.54370°W / 52.37833; -0.54370
Denford North Lodge (Grade II) 18th century 52°22′48″N 0°30′43″W / 52.38012°N 0.51195°W / 52.38012; -0.51195
5, 7 and 9 Denford Road (Grade II) 18th century 52°21′55″N 0°32′58″W / 52.36533°N 0.54956°W / 52.36533; -0.54956
Debdale Cottage (Grade II) 18th century 52°22′42″N 0°32′40″W / 52.37820°N 0.54450°W / 52.37820; -0.54450
War Memorial (Grade II) 20th century 52°22′49″N 0°32′30″W / 52.38026°N 0.54168°W / 52.38026; -0.54168

Demography

In 1801 there were 267 persons^[6]
In 1831 there were 319 persons^[6]
In 1841 there were 329 persons^[6]
In 2001 there were 250 persons^[2]
In 2011 there were 282 persons^[2]

References

^ Office for National Statistics: Denford CP: Parish headcounts Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 November 2009
^ ^a ^b ^c "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
^ "Key to English Place-names".
^ "Parishes: Denford Pages 192-196 A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 3". British History Online. Victoria County History, 1930. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
^ National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
^ ^a ^b ^c William Whellan & Co. (1849). History, Gazetteer and Directory Northamptonshire. Whittaker & Co. p. 885.