▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁▁ ▁D ent on ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁town ship ▁in ▁the ▁ancient ▁parish ▁of ▁Manchester ▁in ▁the ▁S alf ord ▁H undred ▁of ▁Lanc ash ire . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁civil ▁parish ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right . ▁The ▁D ent on ▁parish ▁was ▁expanded ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁by ▁gain ing ▁the ▁former ▁area ▁of ▁H aught on ; . ▁The ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁created ▁the ▁urban ▁district ▁of ▁D ent on ▁in ▁the ▁administrative ▁county ▁of ▁Lanc ash ire ▁ ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁en larg ed ▁civil ▁parish . ▁There ▁were ▁minor ▁boundary ▁changes ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁with ▁the ▁Manchester ▁and ▁Stock port ▁county ▁bor ough s ▁which ▁did ▁not ▁affect ▁any ▁population . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁under ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁assets ▁and ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁metropol itan ▁bor ough ▁of ▁T ames ide . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁( Bro ken ▁links ) ▁ ▁Category : D istrict s ▁of ▁England ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁Category : D istrict s ▁of ▁England ▁abol ished ▁by ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Category :