Upper Denton

Upper Denton
St Cuthbert's Church, Upper Denton
Upper Denton Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria Upper Denton Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY616654
Civil parish	Upper Denton
District	Carlisle
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRAMPTON
Postcode district	CA8
Dialling code	016977
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border

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.

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. The old roofless Bastle house just to the east of the church was at one time a Vicarage.

An accident at the level crossing on 24 December 1970 led to a Department of the Environment report. 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

• Listed buildings in Upper Denton

Level crossing looking north at Upper Denton.

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Upper Denton (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
• Pictures, and brief details, of the church
• GENUKI page
• Birdoswald Fort, Hadrian's Wall (English Heritage)
• Map sources for Upper Denton