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Denton

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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an urban district in the Gorton parliamentary division of Lancashire, England, 44m. N.E. from Stockport, on the London & North-Western railway. Pop. (Igor) 14,934. In the township are reservoirs for the water supply of Manchester, with a capacity of 1,860,000,000 gallons. The manufacture of felt hats is the leading industry. Coal is extensively mined in the district.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Denton'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​d/denton.html. 1910.
 
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