There are two crosses at Denton – (1) is in the churchyard and (2) is in the garden of Leys House. On our visit in 2006, we could not gain access to Denton (2), so it is described below from other sources.

Parish/District | Denton/South Kesteven |
Location | In the front garden of Leys House, east of the parish church |
Category | Village cross |
National Grid Ref | SK 86594 32528 |
Designation | Listed I / Scheduled |
Stone type | Limestone |
Refs | AP Survey 8 Dec 1993; Davies, D S, 1913, Lincs N & Q, Vol XII No.5 January, p.139 |
Visits | AP: 8 Dec 1993 | DS/HH: NOT VISITED |
Denton village cross stands on what was once the village green, east of the church – in 1715 a charity school was set up on part of the green, including where the cross stands. In 1894 a new school was built behind the old one, which became a private house – now Leys House – Thus the village cross is now located in its garden.
The cross is set in a small paved area approximately 15m to the north west of Leys House. The base rests directly on the paving stones, and consists of a socket-stone measuring 0.92m square in section at the base and 0.38m high; the corners are moulded and chamfered to form a top of octagonal section. Each side of the socket-stone is carved with a shield at the centre of a quatrefoil. Into the centre of the socket-stone is set the remains of the shaft, a single stone 0.43m square in section at the base with chamfered corners rising in tapering octagonal section to its original height of 1.58m. The shaft has a flat top (not broken).
