Denton, Greater Manchester

Denton is a town in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. It 1991 it had a population of 35,820. It is part of the metropolitan borough of Tameside.

Related Topics:
Metropolitan county - Greater Manchester - United Kingdom - Metropolitan borough - Tameside

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Denton gets its meaning from being called a Valley Settlement, with Den meaning Valley, and Ton meaning Settlement.{{fn|1}}

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People often think of Denton as the fictional town from A Touch of Frost, when really, no association is actually present.

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