Denton, Tameside

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Denton is a town in Tameside

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Denton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Denton in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Denton.-- small town and township with ry. sta., SE. Lancashire, in par. and 4 miles SE. of Manchester and 182 miles NW. of London, 1706 ac., pop. 7660; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper; has hat mfrs. and coal mines. Denton Hall, the old seat of the Hollands, is now a farmhouse.

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