Denton is a hamlet and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England.

Details are included in the civil parish of Middleton, Harrogate.

It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east of Ilkley, West Yorkshire.

[4] The name Denton comes from Old English and means farmstead or village in a valley.

[5] The area around Denton is notable as being the birthplace of several members of the Fairfax family; Media related to Denton, North Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons