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 miles6.7 km
- Oldham 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Wigan 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Warrington 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Burnley 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Huddersfield 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Bolton 16.1 miles26 km
- Stockport 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Salford 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Rochdale 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Halifax 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Macclesfield 13.2 miles21.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Denton West Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Denton North East Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Denton South Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Reddish North Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Reddish Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Audenshaw Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bredbury & Woodley Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bredbury and Woodley Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Gorton & Abbey Hey Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hyde Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Reddish South Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- St. Peter's Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Denton
M34 6ET, M34 7SW, M34 2QA, M34 7LS, M34 6NB, M34 3ER, M34 7TL, M34 7AB, M34 7LQ … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 30.9 miles49.7 km
- Denton Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Reddish North Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 5.1 miles8.2 km
Hotels near Denton Ad
- Dakota Manchester 5 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Stockport 3 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Leven Manchester 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Eleven Didsbury Park 4 4.9 miles8 km
- Didsbury House Hotel 4 5 miles8 km
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Wilde Aparthotels Manchester St. Peters Square 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Manchester East 3 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Stock Exchange Hotel 5 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Moxy Manchester City 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
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 miles5.9 km
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Edgeley Park Stadium 3.9 miles6.2 km
- University of Manchester University 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Manchester Central Library Library 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Manchester Central Stadium 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Urbis Manchester Museum 5.4 miles8.7 km