- Denton, East Sussex
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Coordinates: 50°48′09″N 0°03′32″E / 50.8025°N 0.05885°E
Denton
Denton shown within East SussexOS grid reference TQ451023 - London 49 miles (79 km) N Parish Newhaven District Lewes Shire county East Sussex Region South East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town NEWHAVEN Postcode district BN9 Dialling code 01273 Police Sussex Fire East Sussex Ambulance South East Coast EU Parliament South East England UK Parliament Lewes List of places: UK • England • East Sussex Denton 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. The village has a school and one pub, the "Flying Fish".
Ralph Reader who created the Gang Show for the Boy Scout movement was from the village and the local Scout pack are known as "The 2nd Denton & South Heighton (Ralph Reader's Own)".
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Towns Lewes · Newhaven · Peacehaven · Telscombe · Seaford
Villages / hamlets Barcombe · Barcombe Cross · Barcombe Mills · Beddingham · Bishopstone · Chailey · Denton · Ditchling · East Blatchington · East Chiltington · Falmer · Firle · Glynde · Hamsey · Iford · Kingston near Lewes · Newick · North Chailey · Piddinghoe · Plumpton · Plumpton Green · Ringmer · Rodmell · Spithurst · South Heighton · Southease · St Ann Without · St John Without · South Chailey · South Street · Streat · Tarring Neville · Telscombe Cliffs · Town Littleworth · Westmeston · Wivelsfield · Wivelsfield Green
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