DENTON, EAST. 749 DEPTFORD. DKNTON, EAST, a tnshp. in the par. of Newburn, in the co. of Northumberland, 3 miles N.W. of New- castle. It is situated on the river Tyne, near the Wall, and contains Scotswood, which formerly belonged to Tynemouth Priory. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the coal mines and in the manufacture of paper. DENTON, NETHER, a par. in tho ward of Eskdale, in tho co. of Cumberland, 5 miles N.E. of Brampton. It is situated on tho river Irthing, near the Carlisle railway. Freestone and limestone are abundant, and
- i considerable quantity of shell-marl. The soil
is light and sandy. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 190, in the patron, of the bishop. The tithes of the tnshps. of Nether and Upper Denton were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1798. Tin 1 old tower of Denton Hall, formerly a seat of the us, is now converted into a farmhouse. DENTON, riTKU, a par. in tho ward of Eskdale, in the co. of Cumberland, 6 miles N.E. of Brampton. The village is very small, and wholly agricultural, the
- ,'reater part of the land being in pasture. The living
1 18 a cur.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. -16, in the patron, (of the Earl of Carlisle. DENTON, WEST, a tnshp. in the par. of Newbum, in the co. of Northumberland, 3 miles N.W. of New- pon-Tyne, with which it is connected by the Mtwcastle and Carlisle and tho Border Counties rail- va . which both have stations at Scotswood within this township. A suspension bridge has been thrown across the river Tyne at the hamlet of Scotswood, 'where are two large paper-mills, also coal, tar, copperas, and lamp-black works. DEXVEfi, a par. in the hund. of Clackclose, in the i-o. of Norfolk, 1 mile S. of Downham Market, and 11 miles from Lynn. It is situated near the river Ouse, on 1 from London to Lynn. Tho par. contains, besides the vil. of its own name, the hmlts. of Denver Sluice- and Sailer's Lodge, the former situated at the mouth of the New Bedford river, the latter at the con- Ifluence of the Old Bedford river, both which are navi- Igahle for small craft. The lands, which were reclaimed "lieu the Bedford level was drained, are extremely I'-rtile, and the greater part arable, but are occasionally undated by the breaking in of the sluices. Denver Sluice was rebuilt" and widened in 1834 at a cost of 30,000. The living is a >ect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. |898, in the patron, of C'aius College, Cambridge. The ichurch, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone edifice, with a square embattled tower surmounted by a spire. The charities amount to 63 per annum. There is a Ichapel for Wesleyans. E. It. Pratt, Esq., is lord of the inanur. At the lime of the enclosure of the common [lands, fifty acres were reserved for the repairs of the church and the relief of the poor. Dr. Robert Brady, Master of C'aius College, Cambridge, and physician in ordinary to Charles II. and James II., was born here. DKNWICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Aliiwick, E. div. of the ward of Coquetdale, in the co. of Northumber- land, 1 J mile N.E. of Alnwick. The Duke of Northum- berland is lord of tho manor. There is a quarry of ' xi -client freestone. 1)K< IPHAM, or DEEPHAM, a par. in the hund. of I'nrehoo, in the co. of Norfolk, 3-J- miles N. of Attle- borough station, and 2J S.E. of Hingham. The common was enclosed in 1812. The living is a vie. in the dioc. 'of Norwich, val. 240, in the patron, of the Dean and ( 'hapter of Canterbury. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a fine structure, having an embattled tower v.-ith octagonal turrets, buttresses, and pinnacles, richly ornamented. The charities amount to 21 per annum. The Primitive Methodists have two chapels. There is a National school supported by the vicar. The Dean and ' 'hapter of Canterbury and Lord Wodehouse are lords of the manor. At Deopham High Tree, close to a petrifying spring, a broad-leaf lime, noticed by Evelyn, grew 90
- ->( high, and 48 feet girth at the roots.
DKl'DEN, a par. in the hund. of Risbridge, in the ico. of Suffolk, 7 miles S.W. of Bury St. Edmund's, and I6A N.E. of Clare. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. The land is chiefly arable, with a small tract of common. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 425, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an old brick and stone structure, recently repaired and enlarged. It con- tains a brass to Lady Ann Jermyn, and several stained- glass windows ; also a valuable communion service, the gift of Anthony Sparrow, who was successively Bishop of Exeter and Norwich, and a native of this place. The churchyard, extending over nearly two acres of ground, is tastefully laid out and kept in good order. There is a free school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school. Sir R. Shafto Adair, Bart., is lord of tho manor. DEPTFOHD, a town and naval arsenal, chiefly in the hund. of Blackheath, lathe of Sutton-at-Hono, in the co. of Kent, but partly also in the hund. of East Brixton, in the co. of Surrey, 4 miles E. of London. It is situated on the S. bank of the Thames, at the mouth of the Ravensbourne, which is here crossed by two bridges. The one was built by Charles I. in 1628, but has been subsequently widened ; the other is a recent structure, over the small estuary called Deptford Creek, and opens a direct communication between the lower part of Dept- ford and Greenwich, of which borough it forms part, having been united to it for parliamentary purposes by the Act 2 William IV., cap. 45. The Greenwich rail- way passes through tho centre of the town, crossing High-street and Church-street, and has a station near St. Paul's church. The Croydon railway, after branch- ing off from the Greenwich line, passes through tho hainlet of Hatcham, which forms part of the town of Deptford, though situated in the county of Surrey, and has a station at New Cross. Deptford was called More- ton and West Greenwich ; also Deptford Strand, from a deep ford on the river Ravensbourne. It is said to have been given by William the Conqueror to Gilbert de Magnimot, and subsequently came into the possession of the Saves (who built Sayes Court, tho residence of Evelyn), the Mortimers, De la Poles, and St. Johns, when it finally reverted to the crown. Edward III. frequently resided in the Stonehouse, but the town was of little importance till the time of Henry VIII., who established a dockyard, and incorporated the Society of the Trinity House, for the better preservation of the Royal Navy. This guild or fraternity enjoyed the ancient rights and privileges of the Company of Mari- ners of England, and continued to increase in power and reputation during the reigns of the Tudors and Stuarts, who entrusted to them the administration of admiralty affairs. In the reigns of James I. and Charles I. the treasurer of the navy resided here, and the remains of the ancient monastery were converted into an arsenal ; storehouses were added towards the end of the last century, and in 1 837 an Act was obtained for the con- struction of extensive docks for steam-vessels, which, together with the Royal Dockyard, comprises nearly tho whole extent of the parish of St. Nicholas. Here the ships of the royal navy were formerly built and repaired, ami the royal yachts generally fitted and laid up. Although the construction of first-class vessels has been transferred to other yards, a vast amount of nautical business is still transacted. Tho government works consist of a double and single wet-dock, a basin, three slips for building second and third rate ships, two mast ponds and houses, timber-sheds, storehouses, model-loft, a large smithy for making anchors, blacksmith's shop, besides a victualling office, a large apparatus for brew- ing, biscuit baking, curing meat, &c. The main support and consequence of Deptford arose from its excellent docks, and the whole construction of the town is con- sequently designed with this view. The houses, how- ever, in the upper part are neat and well built ; the streets are paved and lighted with gas, from the exten- sive works near the Creek bridge. The population, which in 1861 amounted to 45,973, are chiefly engaged in the shipping trade and the dockyard, though many are employed in the manufacture of earthenware, or in the extensive market gardens which surround the town. In 1730 the town was divided into the two parishes of
