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- ↑ Vision of Britain Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - Denton parish boundaries with 1894 expansion shown
- ↑ "Denton UD". A vision of Britain through time. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007.
- ↑ Vision of Britain- District boundaries Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
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