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Dunham-on-the-Hill is a village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester. The village is 120 feet (37 m) above sea level, south west of Helsby Hill. Originally a small hamlet, it has gradually enlarged over the twentieth century. Council housing was built shortly after the Second World War behind the Wheatsheaf pub. When you visit Dunham-on-the-Hill, Walkfo brings Dunham-on-the-Hill places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Dunham-on-the-Hill Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Dunham-on-the-Hill

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With 27 audio plaques & Dunham-on-the-Hill places for you to explore in the Dunham-on-the-Hill area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Dunham-on-the-Hill places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Dunham-on-the-Hill history

Dunham-on-the-Hill was a township in Thornton parish, Eddisbury Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866. The name means “hill village or homestead”, deriving from the Old English dūn (a hill) and hām (a village, community, homestead) The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Doneham under the ownership of Earl Hugh of Chester.

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Visit Dunham-on-the-Hill PlacesYou can visit Dunham-on-the-Hill places with Walkfo Dunham-on-the-Hill to hear history at Dunham-on-the-Hill’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Dunham-on-the-Hill has 27 places to visit in our interactive Dunham-on-the-Hill map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Dunham-on-the-Hill, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Dunham-on-the-Hill places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Dunham-on-the-Hill & the surrounding areas.

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27 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

 
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Best Dunham-on-the-Hill places to visit

Dunham-on-the-Hill has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Dunham-on-the-Hill’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Dunham-on-the-Hill’s information audio spots:

Dunham-on-the-Hill photo St Mary’s Church, Thornton-le-Moors
St Mary’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in Thornton-le-Moors, Cheshire. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building. It is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Dunham-on-the-Hill photo St John the Evangelist’s Church, Alvanley
St John the Evangelist’s Church is in the village of Alvanley, Cheshire. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Frodsham. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Dunham-on-the-Hill photo Harmers Wood
Harmers Wood is a nine-acre woodland with sandstone quarries in Helsby village in Cheshire. It is a small woodland containing mainly silver birch trees with some oak and a smattering of holly trees.
Dunham-on-the-Hill photo Helsby hill fort
Helsby Hill has steep cliffs on the northern and western sides, providing a natural semicircular defence. Double rampart earthworks extend to the south and east to provide protection to those flanks. The hill fort is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Dunham-on-the-Hill photo St Luke’s Church, Dunham on the Hill
St Luke’s Church is in the village of Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Frodsham, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Dunham-on-the-Hill photo Ince & Elton railway station
Ince & Elton railway station is on the Hooton–Helsby line. It serves both Ince and Elton in Cheshire, England. The station is unstaffed.
Dunham-on-the-Hill photo St Peter’s Church, Plemstall
St Peter’s Church, Plemstall stands in an isolated position at the end of a country lane near the village of Mickle Trafford, Cheshire. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building.
Dunham-on-the-Hill photo Trafford Mill
Trafford Mill is a water mill ¾ mile (1.2 km) to the north of the village of Mickle Trafford, Cheshire. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Visit Dunham-on-the-Hill plaques

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here Dunham-on-the-Hill has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Dunham-on-the-Hill plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Dunham-on-the-Hill using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Dunham-on-the-Hill plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.