24-724: A56 or A-56 may refer to: Roads [ edit ] A56 road , a road connecting Chester and Broughton in England A56 motorway (Italy) , a road connecting Capodichino and Arco Felice in Italy A56 highway (Spain) , a proposed road to connect Ourense and Lugo in Spain Bundesautobahn 56 , a formerly proposed road to connect Waldfeucht and Waldbröl in Germany Other [ edit ] Benoni Defense ,
48-513: A commuter route to the centre of Manchester , making the clean air and tranquility of the Bowdon Downs more attractive to developers. Initially, terraces and semi-detached houses were built, but by the 1860s and 1870s, the 'merchant princes' had built the large houses on Green Walk which are still a defining feature of the ward. By 1878, Kelly's Directory was describing Bowdon as "studded with handsome villas and mansions", and around 60% of
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96-614: A junction with the A682 in central Nelson . Taking an easterly direction, the A56 goes through Colne before turning sharply to the north. Now cutting through the more rural parts of east Lancashire the road passes Foulridge and Earby , finally reaching its termination point where it merges with the A59 road to the west of Broughton in North Yorkshire . Prior to the construction of
120-618: A ridge which rises above the Cheshire Plain. Bowdon is the largest ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, and comprises several small, rural villages surrounded by open countryside, including Dunham Massey Country Park and other more densely populated residential areas. It has been described as an affluent and attractive place to live. The majority of the ward is owned by the National Trust as part of
144-662: Is covered by the Bowdon electoral ward; this ward has three out of the 63 seats on the Trafford Council; as of the 2012 local elections all three seats were held by the Conservative Party . The councillors for the Bowdon ward are Sean Anstee, Karen Barclay, and Michael Hyman, all members of the Conservative Party. Bowdon is located at the southwest edge of Greater Manchester . It is situated on
168-540: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages A56 road The A56 is a road in England which extends between the city of Chester in Cheshire and the village of Broughton in North Yorkshire . The road contains a mixture of single and dual carriageway sections, and traverses environments as diverse as the dense urban sprawl of inner city Manchester and
192-724: Is part of the Archdeaconry of Macclesfield within the Anglican Diocese of Chester. The parish covers a number of churches in the south west part of the Greater Manchester conurbation, including: Altrincham St George, Altrincham St John, Ashley, Ashton upon Mersey St Martin, Ashton upon Mersey St Mary Magdalene, Bowdon, Broadheath, Dunham Massey St Margaret, Dunham Massey St Mark, Hale, Oughtrington, Partington and Carrington, Ringway, Sale St Anne, Sale St Paul, Timperley and Warburton. The main parish church of St Mary
216-647: The Broughton district of Salford on its way to Prestwich , where it is called Bury New Road, where it again crosses the M60 Manchester Outer Ring Road at Junction 17. Heading due north the road passes Whitefield and cuts through Bury before crossing the M66 motorway at Junction 1. The road follows the M66 up to its terminus near Edenfield . The A56 becomes dual carriageway, and traffic from
240-682: The House of Commons by the Conservative MP , Graham Brady . This is one of only a small number of seats in the North West held by the Conservative Party , and one of only two in Greater Manchester. Bowdon is in Trafford Metropolitan Borough ; Trafford Council is responsible for the administration of local services, such as education, social services, town planning, waste collection and council housing . Bowdon
264-575: The M53 motorway , continuing in a north easterly direction. The road passes through the towns and villages of Mickle Trafford , Dunham on the Hill , Helsby and Frodsham whilst roughly paralleling the course of the south side of the M56 motorway . After leaving Frodsham , the A56 crosses the M56 at Junction 11 and passes the towns of Runcorn and Warrington , taking up a more easterly direction to again parallel
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#1732775480948288-520: The Dunham Massey Estate, which serves as a significant communal asset for the residents of the local and wider areas. The estate includes Dunham Massey Hall and a deer park. Bowdon is a semi-rural ward and has a low population density. There are four distinct neighbourhoods of Bowdon: According to a Trafford Metropolitan Council report, the population of Bowdon in 2001 was 8,806. 1,730 were under 16 and 1,699 were 65 and over. In 2004,
312-573: The M65, M66 and connecting roads, the route continued through Edenfield and into Rawtenstall . The route then passed through the centre of Burnley and on to Nelson, this section is now marked as an extension of the A682. Bowdon, Greater Manchester Bowdon is a suburb of Altrincham and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford , Greater Manchester , England. Within
336-591: The M66 can continue onto this trunk road section only. Traffic from the A680 and the A676 can also join the A56. Again heading roughly due northwards the A56 bypasses Haslingden and Accrington before joining the M65 motorway at Junction 8, slightly to the west of Burnley . After joining the M65, the A56 disappears from the maps, only to reappear approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) to the north east close to M65 Junction 13 at
360-750: The Trafford Local Studies Centre. Bowdon has formed part of two poor law unions : Altrincham (1837–1895); and Bucklow (1895–1930). Bowdon was in the parliamentary constituency of Altrincham from 1885 until 1945; in Bucklow from 1945 until 1950; in Knutsford from 1950 until 1983; and in Altrincham and Sale from 1983 until 1997. Bowdon has been part of the parliamentary constituency of Altrincham and Sale West since 1997. Since its formation this constituency has been represented in
384-517: The boundaries of the historic county of Cheshire , both Bowdon and Dunham Massey are mentioned in the Domesday Book , citing the existence of a church and a mill in Bowdon, and Dunham Massey is identified as Doneham: Hamo de Mascy . The name Bowdon came from Anglo-Saxon Boga-dūn = " bow (weapon) -hill" or "curved hill". Both areas came under Hamo de Masci in Norman times. His base
408-613: The course of the north side of the motorway. The road crosses the M6 motorway halfway between Junctions 20 and 21, before passing south of Lymm on its way to its junction with the A556 road at Bowdon . At Bowdon the A56 turns sharply northwards, passing Altrincham and Sale , crossing the M60 Manchester Outer Ring Road at Junction 7 into Stretford . The A56 takes the name of Chester Road and continues north-eastwards through Stretford and Hulme into Manchester city centre, where it takes on
432-408: The lightly populated region of rural east Lancashire . The road includes a short section of trunk road between the end of the M66 motorway near Ramsbottom and the M65 motorway west of Burnley . The road begins as Frodsham Street in the centre of Chester at its junction with Foregate Street A51 and heads north-eastwards out of the city. Just outside the city, the A56 crosses Junction 12 of
456-538: The majority of residents (8,343) described themselves as white . Out of 8,414 wards of the United Kingdom , Bowdon ranks as 8,235th in terms of deprivation, indicating that only 2.2% of UK wards suffer less deprivation. In 1931, 27.6% of Bowdon's population was middle class compared with 14% in England and Wales, and by 1971, this had increased to 58.9% compared with 24% nationally. Parallel to this doubling of
480-441: The middle classes in Bowdon was the decline of the working class population. In 1931, 16.1% were working class compared with 36% in England and Wales; by 1971, this had decreased to 14.7% in Bowdon and 26% nationwide. The rest of the population was made up of clerical workers and skilled manual workers or other miscellaneous. Bowdon contains both state and independent schools. State schools Independent schools Bowdon Parish
504-406: The name Deansgate , one of Manchester's main shopping streets and thoroughfares. At the end of Deansgate, the A56 takes on the name of Victoria Street as it passes Manchester Victoria railway station . Since 2012, most of Victoria Street has been pedestrianised with planters, but the road markings still remain underneath. Turning sharply to the north-west, the A56 leaves Manchester and goes through
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#1732775480948528-469: The other Booth estates passed to the Earl of Stamford by his marriage to Lady Mary Booth. The 10th and last Earl of Stamford died in 1976, who bequeathed Dunham Massey and his Carrington estates to the National Trust . The development of Bowdon as a residential area began apace in the 1840s, when the landowners of the area sold off parcels of land. The opening of Bowdon railway station in 1849 provided
552-512: The residents were business owners. Mains water appeared in 1864, and gas lighting by 1865. The Altrincham History Society Tour highlights historical facts about Bowdon: From 1894 to 1974, Bowdon formed an Urban District local government district in the administrative county of Cheshire . Since 1 April 1974, Bowdon has formed an electoral ward and component area of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford. Prior to this Bowdon formed: The records of Bowdon Urban District Council are held at
576-519: Was a wooden castle at Dunham . Watch Hill Castle was built on the border between Bowdon and Dunham Massey between the Norman Conquest and the 13th century. The timber castle most likely belonged to Hamo de Mascy ; the castle had fallen out of use by the 13th century. The last Hamo de Masci died in 1342. The Black Death came to the area in 1348. Before 1494, the ruins of the castle at Dunham were acquired by Sir Robert Booth . In 1750, this and
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