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Denton is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, five miles east of Manchester city centre. Historically part of Lancashire, it had a population of 36,591 at the 2011 Census. Overview.
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Denton lies four miles north-west of the Derbyshire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Denton falls within the metropolitan district council of Tameside. It is in the M34 postcode district. The post town for Denton is Manchester.
Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Denton like this: DENTON, a township, two chapelries, and a sub-district in Manchester parish, Ashton-under-Lyne district, Lancashire.
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Toponymy
Denton probably derives its name from Dane-town, an etymology supported by other place names in the area such as Danehead-bank and Daneditch-bourne. The word 'Dane' is itself derived from Anglo-Saxon denu, dene, daenland, meaning a valley. So literally Denton means valley town.
Prehistory
A Byzantine coin was discovered in Danesheadbank, dating from the sixth or seventh century, as part of the Denton coin hoard. The early mediæval linear earthwork Nico Ditchpasses through Denton; it was probably used as an administrative boundary and dates from the 8th or 9th centuries. A 330-yard stretch is still visible on Denton golf course, about 13 ft wide and 5 ft deep.
Middle Ages
In the early 13th century it lay within the Manor of Withington, a feudal estate which also encompassed the townships of Withington, Didsbury, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Moss Side, Rusholme, Burnage and Haughton, ruled by the Hathersage, Longford, Mosley and Tatton families.
There is one main war memorial, or cenotaph, in Denton, located in Victoria Park. This memorial commemorates people from Denton and Haughton who served in two world wars. The names on the war memorial were collected from their relatives who wrote to the council with details of their loved ones who served in either war. The war memorial was unveiled...
One of Denton's claims to fame is that, along with Reddish South, it has the UK's least frequent train service, every Friday, in one direction, from Stockport to Stalybridge. There are bus links to Manchester city centre, Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne and Stockport.
Cricket Denton is home to three semi-professional cricket clubs: 1. Denton CC play at Egerton Street. They were league champions in 1994 and 1995 (runners up in 1998) with previous professionals including West Indies players Malcolm Marshall and Kenneth Benjamin. 2. Denton West CC (until 1947, Reddish & Gorton CC) play at Windsor Park, opposite the...
Notable people who come from Denton include: 1. Jimmy Armfield OBE, England footballer. Freeman of the Borough of Blackpool, was born in Denton. Although he has spent most of his life in Blackpool, he was honoured by Tameside Council in July 2009 and was presented with a lifetime achievement award by Denton and Audenshaw District Assembly. 2. Thoma...
Street Map of Denton Town Centre: Detailed street map for Denton town centre in Greater Manchester. Large and clear map of Denton, easy to print.
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This detailed map covers the central area of Denton, with coverage stretching from Holland Street and Windmill Lane eastward to Kingston Mills; and from St Lawrence's church northward to Audenshaw cemetery.
