West Denton

DENTON, WEST, a township, in the parish of Newburn, union and W. division of Castle ward, S. division of Northumberland, 3 miles (W. by N.) from Newcastle; containing 420 inhabitants. It lies on the south side of the Hexham road, about 2 miles east-bynorth from Newburn, and comprises 322 acres of land: the Hall is pleasant and commodious. The Roman barriers seem to have passed near.

Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.

West Denton became a Civil Parish following the 1866 Poor Law Amendment Act. In 1931 Census the parish was recorded as having an area of 329 acres, and a population of 861. West Denton Civil Parish was abolished in April 1935 and became part of Newburn Civil Parish. Newburn Civil Parish / Newburn Urban District, along with other areas, became part of the metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne in April, 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972. The area is now unparished.