Upper Denton

Upper 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 population of the civil parish when taken at the Census of 2011 was less than 100. Details are included in the parish of Nether Denton. The village is situated on the line of the Roman Stanegate road which ran from Corbridge (Coria) to Carlisle (Luguvalium). Just 1 km to the north across the river Irthing is Birdoswald fort on Hadrian's Wall. Nearby villages include Gilsland, Greenhead and Lanercost.

Upper Denton

St Cuthbert's Church, Upper Denton
Upper Denton
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY616654
Civil parish
  • Upper Denton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRAMPTON
Postcode districtCA8
Dialling code016977
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

The church was built using Roman stones including a re-used Roman arch, believed to have been removed from Birdoswald fort across the river to the north.[1] The old roofless Bastle house just to the east of the church was at one time a Vicarage.[2]

An accident at the level crossing on 24 December 1970 led to a Department of the Environment report.[3] The level crossing is automated even though there are very few residences on the north side of the line, and the road north of the line is a dead end.

See also
Level crossing looking north at Upper Denton.

References
  1. http://www.visitcumbria.com/churches/upper-denton-church/
  2. http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/725.html
  3. Dept of the Environment 'Report on the accident that occurred on 24 December 1970 at Upper Denton Public Level Crossing between Haltwhistle and Brampton' HMSO


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