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, increasing to 282 at the 2011 census. The villages name means 'valley ford'. 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

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, 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

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and the Reades.

Heritage assets

The following buildings and structures are listed by Historic England as of special architectural or historic interest.National Heritage List for England (Historic England) *Church of The Holy Trinity (Grade I) 13th century *Chest Tomb near Church of The Holy Trinity (Grade II) 16th century *The Cock Public House (Grade II) 16th century *Manor Farmhouse (Grade II) 17th century *1 Freemans Lane (Grade II) 17th century *The Cottage (Grade II) 17th century *1, 2 and 3 Meadow Lane (Grade II) 17th century *The Shires (Grade II) 17th century *Denford North Lodge (Grade II) 18th century *5, 7 and 9 Denford Road (Grade II) 18th century *Debdale Cottage (Grade II) 18th century *War Memorial (Grade II) 20th century

Demography

*In 1801 there were 267 persons *In 1831 there were 319 persons *In 1841 there were 329 persons *In 2001 there were 250 persons *In 2011 there were 282 persons

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Villages in Northamptonshire North Northamptonshire Civil parishes in Northamptonshire {{Northamptonshire-geo-stub