Dunham Town

Dunham Town

Coordinates: 53°23′18″N 2°23′25″W / 53.3883°N 2.3902°W / 53.3883; -2.3902

Dunham Town
St. Mark's Church.jpg
St Mark's Church, Dunham Town
Dunham Town is located in Greater Manchester
Dunham Town

 Dunham Town shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference SJ740880
Parish Dunham Massey
Metropolitan borough Trafford
Metropolitan county Greater Manchester
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ALTRINCHAM
Postcode district WA14
Dialling code 0161
Police Greater Manchester
Fire Greater Manchester
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Altrincham and Sale West
List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester

Dunham Town is a village in the civil parish of Dunham Massey in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It was historically a part of Cheshire.

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History

Dunham Town previously formed part of the parish of Bowdon, in the hundred of Bucklow.[1]

Geography

Dunham Town is in the Bowdon ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford.

Neighbouring settlements include Altrincham, Bowdon, Dunham Woodhouses, Little Bollington and Partington.

Dunham Park lies to the south of the village. It was designated a site of special scientific interest in 1965 because of its biological content. Dunham Park has been managed by the National Trust since 1976.

References

  1. ^ "Dunham Massey Tn/CP Cheshire through time: Administrative history of Parish-level Unit: hierarchies, boundaries". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth & others. 2008. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10044996&c_id=10001043. Retrieved 2009-01-28. 

"Dunham Park citation sheet". English Nature. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002940.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-15. 

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