Dunham Town
| Dunham Town | |
|---|---|
 St Mark's Church, Dunham Town | |
  Dunham Town Dunham Town shown 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 |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| 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, 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
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
"Dunham Park citation sheet" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
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