Dunham Town
Dunham Town | |
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![]() St Mark's Church, Dunham Town | |
![]() ![]() Dunham Town Location within Greater Manchester | |
OS grid reference | SJ740880 |
Civil parish | |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ALTRINCHAM |
Postcode district | WA14 |
Dialling code | 0161 |
Police | Greater Manchester |
Fire | Greater Manchester |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
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, , 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[]
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
"Dunham Park citation sheet" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
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Categories:
- Villages in Greater Manchester
- Geography of Trafford