Denton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, historically part of Lancashire, lying a few miles east of Manchester and close to the foothills of the Pennines. The town sits in the valley of the River Tame and combines Victorian terraces, interwar suburbs and more modern retail and light‑industrial areas, with good road links that make it a straightforward commuter base for the city.
Denton is best known for its hatting heritage - for much of the 19th and 20th centuries it was a national centre for hat manufacture, a legacy still visible in local history and surviving small firms. Today its economy is a mix of light industry, shops and services, while community life is marked by local sports clubs, music and amateur groups and events that reflect Denton’s industrial past and close‑knit character.
Postcode districts covering Denton
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 4.2 miles
- Oldham 6.3 miles
- Wigan 22.1 miles
- Warrington 19.4 miles
- Burnley 24.3 miles
- Huddersfield 19.4 miles
- Bolton 16.1 miles
- Stockport 3.1 miles
- Salford 7.2 miles
- Rochdale 11.6 miles
- Halifax 21.9 miles
- Macclesfield 13.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Denton West Ward 0.5 miles
- Denton North East Ward 0.7 miles
- Denton South Ward 0.9 miles
- Reddish North Ward 1.4 miles
- Reddish Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Audenshaw Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Bredbury & Woodley Ward 1.8 miles
- Bredbury and Woodley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Gorton & Abbey Hey Ward 2.1 miles
- Hyde Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Reddish South Ward 2.3 miles
- St. Peter's Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Denton
M18 7LF, M34 7QB, M34 3RB, M34 6EP, M34 6FZ, M34 3HB, M34 7UF, M34 7SQ, M34 7JH … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 9.1 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 30.9 miles
- Denton Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Reddish North Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 5.1 miles
Hotels near Denton Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Stockport 3 3.5 miles
- Cove Minshull Street 4 5 miles
- Whitworth Locke 4 5 miles
- Premier Inn Manchester - Denton 3 0.5 miles
- INNSiDE Manchester 4 5.3 miles
- The Rex 5 5.3 miles
- voco Manchester City Centre 4 5.1 miles
- Dakota Manchester 4 4.8 miles
- Wilde Aparthotels Manchester City Centre 4 5.2 miles
- Motel One Manchester-St. Peter's Square 3 5.2 miles
Schools in Denton
- Ashlea House School Independent - secondary
- Corrie Primary School Primary
- Denton West End Primary School Primary
- Greswell Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Linden Road Academy and Hearing Impaired Base Primary
- Manor Green Primary Academy Primary
- Russell Scott Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Primary School Primary
- St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton Primary
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primary
- St Thomas More RC College Secondary
Local points of interest
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 3.7 miles
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 3.8 miles
- Edgeley Park Stadium 3.9 miles
- University of Manchester University 4.6 miles
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 4.6 miles
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 4.6 miles
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 4.9 miles
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 5.1 miles
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 5.2 miles
- Manchester Central Library Library 5.3 miles
- Manchester Central Stadium 5.3 miles
- Urbis Manchester Museum 5.4 miles