Dukinfield

Dukinfield
Dukinfield is located in Greater Manchester
Dukinfield
Dukinfield
Location within Greater Manchester
Population19,306  (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSJ945975
• London160 mi (257 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDUKINFIELD
Postcode districtSK16
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°28′26″N 2°04′58″W / 53.4739°N 2.0828°W / 53.4739; -2.0828

Dukinfield is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England,[1][2] on the south bank of the River Tame opposite Ashton-under-Lyne, 6.3 miles (10.1 km) east of Manchester. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 19,306.[3]

Within the boundaries of the historic county of Cheshire, the town developed as a result of the Industrial Revolution when it became the site of coal mining and cotton manufacturing.

  1. ^ "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names – D to F. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  2. ^ HMSO. Local Government Act 1972. 1972 c.70.
  3. ^ "2001 Census for Dukinfield". Retrieved 4 February 2015.