Traditional county: Cheshire · Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester · Region: North West
Explore Dunham-on-the-Hill, Cheshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dunham-on-the-Hill map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dunham-on-the-Hill, Cheshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Dunham-on-the-Hill |
| Traditional County | Cheshire |
| Unitary Authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.248170 |
| Longitude | -2.793081 |
| Place Type | Village |
Dunham-on-the-Hill commands a modest rise above the Cheshire plain, where the heavy, clay-rich earth yields to the quiet industry of the plough. It lies 4.2 miles south-west of Frodsham (from Frodsham: bearing 220°T, OS grid SJ 471 726), and is situated west-south-west of Alvanley village. Rainwater gathers in the dark, peaty channels of Pymm’s Drain to the south-west, carving a slow, deliberate path through the fields that have defined this horizon for centuries. To the east, the morning light catches the sharp, abrupt spine of Helsby Hill, casting a long shadow that stretches toward the red-brick cottages of Dunham-on-the-Hill. The local topography is defined by these subtle shifts in elevation, where the land holds onto the damp mist longer than the surrounding lowlands. Travellers passing through might notice the weathered stone of the older farmsteads, built from local materials that seem to have grown directly from the soil they occupy. A lingering stillness defines the atmosphere here, broken only by the rhythmic passage of wind across the open pastures. Every season renders the landscape anew, shifting from the pale, brittle greens of spring to the deep, burnished gold of harvest time.
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Explore Dunham-on-the-Hill, Cheshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.248170, -2.793081. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |