Dunham Massey

Dunham Massey est une paroisse civile de la région métropolitaine de Trafford, dans le comté anglais du Grand Manchester.

1. Histoire

Historiquement, elle faisait partie du comté de Cheshire dans la paroisse ecclésiastique de Bowdon, mais depuis 1974 elle fait partie du district métropolitain de Trafford. Sur son territoire, on trouve les villages de Sinderland Green, Dunham Woodhouses et Dunham Town, ainsi que le château anglais et parc de Dunham Massey. Depuis le Moyen Âge tardif, par héritage des Massey, le domaine est siège de la famille noble de Booth et ses descendants : comtes de Warrington, puis comtes de Stamford et Warrington, jusqu'en 1976 au mort du 10e et dernier comte de Stamford.

1. Personnalités liées à Dunham Massey

Famille Booth of Dunham Massey, une famille anglaise. Beryl Power, fonctionnaire, y est née en 1891.

1. Notes


1. Liens externes

Ressource relative à la géographie : Open Domesday

Dunham Massey Hall sur le site web de la « National Trust » Portail de Manchester et de son comté

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Dunham Massey is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The parish includes the villages of Sinderland Green, Dunham Woodhouses and Dunham Town, along with Dunham Massey Hall and Park, formerly the home of the last Earl of Stamford and owned by the National Trust since 1976. Dunham Massey is in the historic county of Cheshire but, since 1974, it has been part of Trafford Metropolitan Borough; the nearest town is Altrincham. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 475. Dunham Massey's history is reflected in its 45 listed buildings. It was a regionally important place during the medieval period and the seat of the Massey barons. The Georgian mansion, with the remains of a castle on its grounds, is a popular tourist attraction. There are two Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dunham Massey: Dunham Park, located south of Dunham Town, and Brookheys Covert.

Historic Site Landmark

Dunham Massey Hall sundial

The Dunham Massey Hall sundial is a lead sculpture depicting a kneeling Black man holding a sundial on his head. It was created during the early 18th century, and until 2020 stood outside Dunham Massey Hall, a stately home in Cheshire, England. Its subject matter attracted criticism and in 2020 the National Trust removed it amid the global wave of statue removals connected with the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. It is currently held in storage.

Art Historic Site

Dunham Castle

Dunham Castle is an early medieval castle in Dunham Massey, a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (grid reference SJ73428742).

Castle Landmark

Dunham Massey Hall

Dunham Massey Hall, usually known simply as Dunham Massey, is an English country house in the parish of Dunham Massey, in the district of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. During World War I, it was temporarily used as the Stamford Military Hospital. It was designated a Grade I listed building on 5 March 1959. It has been owned by the National Trust since the death of Roger Grey, 10th and last Earl of Stamford, in 1976. Dunham Massey was rebuilt in the early 18th century by George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington. He had inherited an older mansion from his father, which was in a very poor state of repair. There were significant alterations, especially internally, at the start of the 20th century. It has historic formal gardens and a deer park. The park and gardens are listed Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

Historic Site Landmark

Little Bollington

Little Bollington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Little Bollington with Agden, in the Cheshire East district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The Bridgewater Canal runs through the western side and Dunham Park lies to the north east. The village is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of Altrincham, near the boundary with Greater Manchester, which here follows the River Bollin. At the 2011 census the parish has a population of 170. In place of a parish council, administration took place via a parish meeting.

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