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Altrincham (pronounced "Oltringum") is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England, UK ^[1]. Situated within the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, Altrincham lies approximately eight miles (12.9 km) south-west of the city of Manchester. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... 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Geography and administration

Altrincham is located at 53°24'00" North, 02°21'00" West (53.4000, -2.3500)¹ Several villages lie within Altrincham including Timperley and the particularly wealthy suburbs of Hale and Bowdon. Although the inclusion of the county has not been strictly necessary since 1996 many people still use the Cheshire postal county when addressing mail. A gazetteer is a geographic dictionary index; a combination atlas/almanac. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hale is a village immediately south of Altrincham and approximately nine miles south west of Manchester. ... Bowdon is an area in south-west Greater Manchester in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, United Kingdom. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester) [1] is a... The postal counties of the United Kingdom, now known officially as the former postal counties, were subdivisions of the UK in routine use by the Royal Mail until 1996. ...

Civic history

Altrincham's borough council (corporation) remained unreformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. However it was abolished under the Municipal Corporations Act 1883 in 1886. An urban district council in the administrative county of Cheshire was established for Altrincham under the Local Government Act 1894. The district was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1937. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, the administrative counties and municipal boroughs were abolished and Altrincham became part of the metropolitan borough of Trafford of Greater Manchester on April 1, 1974. Arms of Altrincham Borough Council. ... Arms of Altrincham Borough Council. ... The Municipal Reform Act 1835 required members of town councils (municipal corporations) to be elected by ratepayers and councils to publish their financial accounts. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... An administrative county is an administrative area in the British Isles. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester) [1] is a... The Local Government Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... A Metropolitan Borough (or Metropolitan District) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which roughly encompasses the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester, and has a population of 2. ...

Parliamentary representation

Altrincham is part of the parliamentary constituency of Altrincham and Sale West. This is one of only a small number of seats in the north-west held by the Conservative Party, and the only one in Greater Manchester. Its current member of Parliament is Graham Brady. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... Altrincham and Sale West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Graham Stuart Brady (born May 20, 1967) is a British politician and the Conservative Member of Parliament for Altrincham and Sale West. ...

History

Etymology

The name Altrincham first appears as "Aldringeham" - probably meaning "Homestead of the Aldhere's people" [1]. It has been, and continues to be mis-spelled as "Altringham".

Early history

Altrincham was granted its Royal Charter as a Free Borough, to authorise the holding of a market (or fair), by Baron Hamon de Massey in 1290. The government of Altrincham consequently fell to a Court Leet and a variety of officials over the following centuries including constables, bailiffs, market lookers, bye law men, assessors, ale tasters, pump lookers and dog muzzlers. Women who gossiped too much or too maliciously were placed in a bridle known as a Scold's Brank. Altrincham fair became St. James's fair or Samjam in 1319 and was only abolished as late as 1895. Fair days had their own court of Pye Powder (a corruption of the French for 'Dusty Feet') which was presided over by the Mayor and held to settle disputes arising from the day's dealings. A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ... At a very early time the lords of manors exercised or claimed certain jurisdictional franchises. ... A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. ... Bailiff (from Late Latin bajulivus, adjectival form of bajulus) is a governor or custodian (cf. ...

In May 1644, during the English Civil War, Prince Rupert made the Downs the rendezvous for his army before he marched on Cheadle. Just over one century later, the troops of Bonnie Prince Charlie gathered in the Old Market Place on December 1st 1745 to demand lodging at the Red Lion and an onlooker was forced to surrender his new boots to the troops. The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians (known as Roundheads) and Royalists (known as Cavaliers) from 1642 until 1651. ... for the city in British Columbia, see Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619-1682), soldier and inventor, was a younger son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth Stuart, and the nephew of King Charles I of England. ... Cheadle is the name of more than one place: Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England Cheadle, Staffordshire, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For the U.S. politician, see Charles E. Stuart Bonnie Prince Charlie Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart (December 31, 1720 – January 31, 1788), was the exiled claimant to the thrones of Ireland, commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. Charles was the son of James Francis Edward Stuart, the...

Later history

The development of the railways changed the prosperity of Altrincham improved and it became a very desirable place for rich business men to live. Adjoining Altrincham, the older village of Bowdon was the location of the grandest residences of the affluent. Neighbouring Bowdon Vale earned the nickname of "Soapy Town" in direct reference to the washing taken in from the residents of Bowdon. Altrincham became the provider of servants and housekeepers to its adjoining regions. Altrincham in the mid-19th century was clearly divided into three distinct regions: Bowdon may refer to: Bowdon, Georgia Bowdon, North Dakota Bowdon, Cheshire, England, village near Altrincham, a town south of Manchester. ...

Demographics

The town's population was recorded in the 2001 Census as 40,695. In 2001 censuses were conducted in Canada: Canada 2001 Census Nepal: Demographics of Nepal Portugal Slovakia: Demographics of Slovakia United Kingdom: United Kingdom Census 2001 Categories: Demographics ...

Present day

Altrincham is now mainly residential. The historic market town developed as a residential area in the 19th Century and has an Old Market Place and a new pedestrianised shopping centre.

The town has more recently fallen victim to decline with shoppers abandoning the area for the nearby Trafford Centre and a regenerated Manchester City Centre. However the empty shop facilities and run down sections of the town will soon be subject to a large-scale regeneration plan with a makeover costing hundreds of millions of pounds. The Trafford Centre is a large indoor shopping centre located in Trafford in Greater Manchester, England, UK. // It has 118,766 square metres (1. ... City of Manchester. ...

The most noticeable current development is the £40m redevelopment of Altrincham's Stamford shopping centre. Manchester-based Park Lane Estates, the centre's owners, are transforming the 1970's precinct to bring a fresher, more contemporary look to the town's main shopping area. The plans for the site will bring in new retailers, allow existing retailers to expand and create a new streetscape. The redevelopment will create 146,000 sq ft of new retail space and 203,000 sq ft refurbished space, providing 349,000 sq ft in total. Construction works will be phased to ensure that Stamford shopping centre continues to trade throughout the development period. The first phase is due to be completed by the end of 2006 with completion of the entire project scheduled for September 2009. ^[2] ^[3]

A more prestigious development costing approximately £150m and nicknamed 'Station Location' is currently underway. The 4.5 acre site, boarded by Oakfield Road, Moss Lane and the railway station platform, will include an extreme sports centre, an ice rink (the home of Manchester Phoenix ice hockey club) with a 3,000-seat capacity, an 85-bedroom hotel, two new public squares, restaurants, shops, apartments, 25,000sq ft of office space and a 960-space car park. The project is due to be fully completed by 2011 and a temporary ice rink is already close to completion (due to open in January 2007) near the site to house Manchester Phoenix until the new, larger rink is completed. ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] League: Elite Ice Hockey League Founded: 2003 Home Ice: Altrincham Ice Dome Capacity: 2,128 Ice Size: 56m x 26m City: Manchester, England Colours: Red, White, and Black Head Coach: Tony Hand Ownership: Neil Morris The Manchester Phoenix is a professional ice hockey team from Manchester, England. ... The Altrincham Ice Dome is an approximatly 2,500-capacity (2,000 seats, and up to 500 standing) multi-purpose arena in Manchester, England that is currently under construction. ...

Construction is also underway on a development off Denmark Street which will include a £3.75m six-screen cinema for Apollo Cinemas, two restaurant units (Frankie and Benny's and Chiquito) and 30 luxury apartments. The cinema will open on the 8th December 2006. ^[7] Apollo Cinemas are a British cinema company, owning cinemas across the UK. The company has cinemas in the following towns/ cities: Barrow-in-Furness Burnley Fareham Leamington Spa Morecambe Port Talbot Rhyl Stafford Stroud Torbay West End of London Additionally, cinemas in Redditch and Altrincham are opening soon. ...

Work has begun on a £5.5m office and apartment scheme next to Altrincham town hall. A total of 49 new apartments along with 10,000 sq ft of new office space will be built on the site by local developers Seddons. The project is due for completion in March 2007. ^[8].

A new roof costing £180,000 is currently being installed over the platform at Altrincham Interchange which is currently used for the Metrolink service. The platform has been uncovered since glazed panels were removed three years ago due to safety concerns. The new roof will be made of coated steel with clear panels to let in the light and is due to be completed by Christmas 2006. ^[9]

Currently, the people of Altrincham are being invited to have their say on major plans for Stamford New Road. Trafford council have unveiled the latest £1.5million scheme for the town centre, which will see improvements to traffic flow, pedestrian access and appearance on the major thoroughfare. The provisional programme includes: implementing a 20mph speed limit along Stamford New Road and adjoining Moss Lane, widening and repaving footpaths, erecting new lighting columns with provision for hanging decorations and banners, erecting bollards along the road edge, repaving Moss Lane with a shared surface for pedestrians and vehicles, adding greenery and improving the traffic signal synchronicity at the Lloyd Street junction. ^[10]

Transport

Altrincham was a major transportation hub in the late 18th century with road connections to Stockport, Warrington, Chester and Manchester sitting as it was on the Manchester to Chester turnpike. The opening of the Bridgewater Canal in 1761 provided a water route from Broadheath in Altrincham to Castlefield basin in Manchester city centre. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Warrington is the largest town and borough in the county of Cheshire, in the North-West of England. ... Chester is the county town of Cheshire in North West England. ... Manchester is a major city within Greater Manchester in North West England, historically notable for being the worlds first industrialised city, and its subsequent central role in the Industrial Revolution. ... The Bridgewater Canal is a canal in North West England, near Manchester. ... Broadheath could be Broadheath, Greater Manchester (a suburb in the Trafford borough) Broadheath, Worcestershire (a parish) This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Castlefield Castlefield in Manchester, UK was a site where the Roman Empire established a fort. ...

In July 1845 the Act of Parliament for making the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) was passed. At 08.00, July 20th, 1849, the first railway train left Altrincham with 65 passengers running along the Bridgewater canal. In 1895, Altrincham had three separate but connected stations: Altrincham and Bowdon station in the centre of town belonging to the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway, Peel Causeway station on the southern extremity of the town on the Cheshire Lines Railway and Broadheath station at the north of the town on the London and North Western line. In 1831, the Altrincham & Manchester line was electrified making it one of the first electrified railway lines in Britain. (Even with the creation of the railways, horses were still a common transport between Altrincham and Manchester as was a passenger boat down the canal and new potatoes were still carried from Bowdon Downs to Manchester on worker's heads). In Westminster System parliaments, an Act of Parliament is a part of the law passed by the Parliament. ... Route map of the Manchester, South Junction & Altrincham Railway, showing layout of connecting lines in the Manchester area (click for full size view) The Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) was a suburban railway which operated a 13. ...

By 1937, Altrincham had five railway stations in the town and a daily service of 130 trains between Manchester and Altrincham.

Present day Altrincham is the terminus of one of the lines of the Manchester Metrolink light rail system, which continues to connect it with Manchester. The Metrolink service also provides stops at Navigation Road and Timperley. Altrincham is also a hub for many local bus routes. A Metrolink tram in Manchester city centre. ...

Society and culture

It was the birthplace of the actress Angela Cartwright. The dramatist Ronald Gow lived here in his youth, and he later taught at the local grammar school. The area is known primarily for its wealth, concentrated in a number of areas, such as Hale, Hale Barns and Bowdon, as well as some addresses in Altrincham itself. Many footballers (including several Manchester United and Manchester City players) and other sports stars (such as cricketer Andrew Flintoff) live in the area. It is also home to several notable television personalities, particularly Coronation Street actors. Music stars such as former members of The Smiths, Starsailor, and The Stone Roses also reside there as well as more contemporary musicians such as Charles Swift and Joseph Daly. Angela Cartwright (born September 9, 1952 in Altrincham, Cheshire) is a British-born American actress, best known as a child actress for her roles in the film The Sound of Music and in the US television series Lost in Space. ... Ronald Gow (November 1, 1897 – April 27, 1993) was an English dramatist, best known for Love on the Dole (1934). ... Grammar school can refer to various types of schools in different English-speaking countries. ... Hale is a village immediately south of Altrincham and approximately nine miles south west of Manchester. ... Statistics Population: 9143 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: [1] Administration Metropolitan Borough: Trafford Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Cheshire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: North West Post... Bowdon is an area in south-west Greater Manchester in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, United Kingdom. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester. ... Manchester City Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Manchester. ... Andrew Freddie Flintoff MBE (born 6 December 1977 Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer. ... Coronation Street is Britains longest-running television soap opera and its consistently highest-rating programme. ... The Smiths were an English rock group active from 1982 to 1987. ... Starsailor is variously: Starsailor (band) is an indie rock band from Wigan, England; and Starsailor (album) is a 1970 album by Tim Buckley. ... The Stone Roses were an influential rock band from England active during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ...

The town is home to Football Conference team Altrincham FC, affectionately known as "The Robins", who play at Moss Lane. It's also home to the professional ice hockey team Manchester Phoenix (currently in the Elite Ice Hockey League) who play at the Altrincham Ice Dome. Football Conference logo The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of so-called non-league football in England. ... Altrincham F.C. are a football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. ... Moss Lane is a multi-use stadium in Altrincham, England. ... League: Elite Ice Hockey League Founded: 2003 Home Ice: Altrincham Ice Dome Capacity: 2,128 Ice Size: 56m x 26m City: Manchester, England Colours: Red, White, and Black Head Coach: Tony Hand Ownership: Neil Morris The Manchester Phoenix is a professional ice hockey team from Manchester, England. ... The Elite Ice Hockey League (also known for sponsorship reasons as the bmibaby Elite League) is a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. ... The Altrincham Ice Dome is an approximatly 2,500-capacity (2,000 seats, and up to 500 standing) multi-purpose arena in Manchester, England that is currently under construction. ...

Places of interest

In and around the town are a number of local beauty spots including 18th-Century Dunham Massey Hall (owned by the National Trust) with its deer park. The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ...

References

^ "Official British Place Name Archives - Altrincham", Greater Manchester County Records Office - Retreived October 19, 2006
^ "Stamford Quarter", Manchester Evening News - Retreived November 28, 2006
^ "Stamford Quarter", Manchester Evening News - Retreived November 28, 2006
^ "Ice Rink", Manchester Evening News - Retreived November 28, 2006
^ "Ice Rink", Manchester Evening News - Retreived November 28, 2006
^ "Ice Rink", This is Trafford - Retreived November 28, 2006
^ "Cinema", This is Trafford - Retreived November 28, 2006
^ "Altrincham Town Hall Developments", Manchester Evening News - Retreived November 28, 2006
^ "Station roof", This is Trafford - Retreived November 28, 2006
^ "Stamford New Road", This is Trafford - Retreived November 28, 2006

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Coordinates: 53°23′N 2°21′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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