Altrincham
Sign in to saveAltrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is located south of the River Mersey, south-west of Manchester, south-west of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2021 census, the built up area had a population of 49,680.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Altrincham
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Clockwise from the top: Town Square, The Market Cross in Old Market Place and Old Town Hall
- UK place.population
- 49,680
- UK place.population_ref
- (Built up area, 2021)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SJ765875
- UK place.london_distance
- SE
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Trafford
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Greater Manchester
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- ALTRINCHAM
- UK place.postcode_area
- WA
- UK place.postcode_district
- WA14, WA15
- UK place.dial_code
- 0161
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Altrincham and Sale West
- UK place.type
- Town
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Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is located south of the River Mersey, south-west of Manchester, south-west of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2021 census, the built up area had a population of 49,680.
It lies within the historic county boundaries of Cheshire and became part of Greater Manchester in 1974. Altrincham developed as a market town following the right to hold a market being granted in 1290; the market continues today. Further socioeconomic development came with the extension of the Bridgewater Canal to Altrincham in 1765 and the arrival of the railway in 1849, stimulating industrial activity in the town. Outlying villages were absorbed by Altrincham's subsequent growth, along with the grounds of Dunham Massey Hall, formerly the home of the Earl of Stamford and now a tourist attraction, with three Grade I listed buildings and a deer park.