Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Dent within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Dent.-- township and vil., Sedbergh par., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Dent, 15 miles NW. of Settle and 260 NW. of London, 20,890 ac., pop. 1209; P.O. Market-day, Friday; near the vil. is Dent Crag, or County Stone, where the counties of York, Westmorland, and Lancaster meet.