Place:Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire, England

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NameDunham on the Hill
Alt namesMorley Bridgesource: hamlet in parish
Donehamsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 52
TypeTownship, Parish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates53.25°N 2.783°W
Located inCheshire, England
See alsoThornton le Moors, Cheshire, Englandancient parish in which it was located
Eddisbury Hundred, Cheshire, Englandhundred in which it was situated
Cheshire West and Chester District, Cheshire, Englanddistrict municipality and unitary authority covering the area since 2009
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Dunham on the Hill is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. It is located on the A56 main road, near Helsby.

The village of Dunham on the Hill is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. It is situated 120 feet (37 m) above sea level, south west of Helsby Hill, and 6 miles (9.7 km) from Chester. Originally a small hamlet, it has gradually enlarged. The population of the parish from fewer than 300 in the early 1900s to 534 recorded in the 2001 UK census.

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Dunham on the Hill was a township in Thornton le Moors ancient parish in Eddisbury Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866. It included the hamlet of Morley Bridge. The population was 260 in 1801, 332 in 1851, 282 in 1901, 446 in 1951, and 534 in 2001. In 2015 the civil parish was abolished. (Source: GENUKI)


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