Dunham Town

Dunham Town
St Mark's Church, Dunham Town
Dunham Town Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SJ740880
Civil 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
UK Parliament	Altrincham and Sale West

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

• Listed buildings in Dunham Massey

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. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

"Dunham Park citation sheet" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 15 February 2007.

External links

• Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council