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