Dunham Town Explained

Country:England
Map Type:Greater Manchester
Coordinates:53.388°N -2.39°W
Official Name:Dunham Town
Metropolitan Borough:Trafford
Metropolitan County:Greater Manchester
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Altrincham and Sale West
Post Town:ALTRINCHAM
Postcode District:WA14
Postcode Area:WA
Dial Code:0161
Os Grid Reference:SJ740880
Civil Parish:Dunham Massey
Static Image Name:St. Mark's Church.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Mark's Church, Dunham Town

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.

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.

See also

References

Web site: Dunham Park citation sheet . English Nature . 2007-02-15.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dunham Massey Tn/CP Cheshire through time: Administrative history of Parish-level Unit: hierarchies, boundaries . https://archive.today/20120919100618/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10044996&c_id=10001043 . dead . 2012-09-19 . . University of Portsmouth & others . 2008 . 2009-01-28 .