Traditional county: Cheshire · Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester · Region: North West
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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, a quiet Cheshire hamlet, rests upon a gentle rise, its buildings catching the diffused light that often softens the North West landscape. It lies 6.7 km south-west of Frodsham (from Frodsham: bearing 220°T, OS grid SJ 471 726), and is situated west-south-west of Alvanley village. The parish church, St. John the Baptist, stands as a modest sentinel, its stone weathered by seasons, its spire a slender finger pointing towards the often-grey heavens. The surrounding fields, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the time of year, roll away with a quiet dignity, hinting at generations of cultivation. A sense of enduring calm pervades Dunham-on-the-Hill, a place where the passage of time feels less like a rush and more like a slow, deliberate unfolding. The air here, particularly after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and distant hedgerows, a subtle perfume of rural England.
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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 | July 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. |