Denton is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile west of the town of Hyde, four miles north-east of the major town of Stockport, 144 miles north of Cardiff, and 158 miles north-west of London. 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.
Denton is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Greater Manchester |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Denton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater Manchester, and towards the easternmost extremity of Greater Manchester.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Denton is M34 3AR.
Denton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the M34 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the M34 postcode district.
The post town for Denton is Manchester. Denton is in the M34 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Manchester.
The centre of Denton is located at position 53.4562° latitude and -2.11378° longitude.
Latitude | 53.4562° |
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Longitude | -2.11378° |
The centre of Denton is located at the grid reference easting 392542 and northing 395500 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 392542 |
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Northing | 395500 |
Position of Denton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Denton to the centre of the town.
Position of Denton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Denton to the centre of the city.