Denstone

The All Saints village church, vicarage and original schoolhouse were built by Sir Thomas Percival Heywood, 2nd Baronet in the mid 19th century. All Saints CE primary school moved to a new site in the village in the late 1990's and the original schoolhouse, located next to the church, was converted to a residential dwelling. Denstone College, a fee-paying private school founded by Nathaniel Woodard was established in 1868 and is situated to the west of the village. It is still a member of the Woodard Schools group.

In 1873, Denstone Railway Station opened on the now-disused Churnet Valley Line, owned and operated by North Staffordshire Railway (NSR). The line served as a connection between North Rode and Uttoxeter. The station closed on 4 January 1965{{Cite book |last=Scott |first=Peter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xsVyeQh3_GUC |title=A History of the Alton Towers Railway: Including Other Railways & Transport Systems at Alton Towers, Together with the Railways at Lilleshall Hall & Trentham Gardens |date=1998 |publisher=Peter Scott |isbn=978-1-902368-06-1 |language=en}} and the platforms are still in place. The section of line running north from the former level crossing on College Road is now accessible for walkers and cyclists, linking Denstone with Alton (2.6 miles, 4.2 km) and Oakamoor (4.4 miles, 7.1 km). Other parts of this railway line are now preserved as the Churnet Valley Railway. It is hoped that one day the line would extend back beyond the village station site via Oakamoor, but this is unlikely due to the large number of buildings near the railway.

There is a war memorial in the centre of the village, on the junction of College Road and Oak Road.{{Cite web |title=Denstone And Denstone College |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/38284 |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=Imperial War Museums |language=en}}

The present Lord of the Manor of Denstone is Daniel J. Barton, stepson of the late Clifford Bailey.

The world headquarters of heavy equipment manufacturer JCB is located to the south of the village. The village pub, The Tavern, is owned by Marstons Brewery.

Alton Towers Resort, a popular amusement park with hotels and indoor water park is located 3.6 miles (5.8 km) from Denstone. Visitors to the park travelling from the M1 (via the A50) and M6 will typically pass through the village to reach the resort.

{{Weather box

| width = auto

| metric first = yes

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| location = Denstone (1991–2020)

| Jan high C = 6.6

| Feb high C = 7.2

| Mar high C = 9.5

| Apr high C = 12.7

| May high C = 15.6

| Jun high C = 18.5

| Jul high C = 20.8

| Aug high C = 20.2

| Sep high C = 17.4

| Oct high C = 13.4

| Nov high C = 9.4

| Dec high C = 6.9

| year high C = 13.2

| Jan low C = 1.1

| Feb low C = 1.2

| Mar low C = 2.4

| Apr low C = 4.2

| May low C = 6.7

| Jun low C = 9.6

| Jul low C = 11.7

| Aug low C = 11.5

| Sep low C = 9.0

| Oct low C = 6.3

| Nov low C = 3.6

| Dec low C = 1.5

| year low C = 5.8

| rain colour = green

| Jan rain mm = 77.8

| Feb rain mm = 67.2

| Mar rain mm = 62.1

| Apr rain mm = 60.5

| May rain mm = 56.0

| Jun rain mm = 73.0

| Jul rain mm = 65.0

| Aug rain mm = 74.9

| Sep rain mm = 66.1

| Oct rain mm = 88.8

| Nov rain mm = 82.6

| Dec rain mm = 92.8

| year rain mm = 866.8

| unit rain days = 1 mm

| Jan rain days = 13.9

| Feb rain days = 12.1

| Mar rain days = 11.7

| Apr rain days = 10.8

| May rain days = 10.3

| Jun rain days = 10.8

| Jul rain days = 11.6

| Aug rain days = 11.1

| Sep rain days = 11.1

| Oct rain days = 13.2

| Nov rain days = 14.5

| Dec rain days = 14.7

| year rain days = 145.9

| Jan sun = 48.2

| Feb sun = 72.3

| Mar sun = 109.1

| Apr sun = 147.5

| May sun = 178.3

| Jun sun = 173.3

| Jul sun = 184.9

| Aug sun = 178.2

| Sep sun = 125.0

| Oct sun = 88.5

| Nov sun = 53.0

| Dec sun = 48.9

| year sun = 1407.2

| source 1 = Met Office{{cite web

|url = https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gcqtm8d2f

|title = Denstone (Staffordshire) UK climate averages - Met Office

|publisher = Met Office

|access-date = July 17, 2024}}

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• David Edwards, second Millionaire winner on Who wants to be a Millionaire?{{cite needed|date=June 2020}}

• Listed buildings in Denstone

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Category:Towns and villages of the Peak District

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