Place:Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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NameDukinfield
Alt namesDuckenfieldsource: Family History Library Catalog
Duckinfield Hallsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeTown
Coordinates53.483°N 2.083°W
Located inCheshire, England
Also located inGreater Manchester, England    
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Dukinfield is a small town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Cheshire, it lies in central Tameside on the south bank of the River Tame, opposite Ashton-under-Lyne, and is east of the city of Manchester. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 18,885.

The town is a product of the Industrial Revolution when its development was accelerated by the growth of coal mining and the cotton industry.

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