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{{Short description|Town in Greater Manchester, England}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
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{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Altrincham
| static_image_name = Saturday shoppers in Altrincham - geograph.org.uk - 3736491.jpg
| static_image_caption = Altrincham Town Centre
| coordinates = {{coord|53.3838|-2.3547|display=inline,title}}
| population = 52,419
| population_ref = ([[United Kingdom census, 2011|2011]])
| population_density = {{convert|10272|PD/sqmi|0|abbr=on}}
| os_grid_reference = SJ765875
| london_distance = {{convert|161|mi|km|abbr=on}} [[Points of the compass|SE]]
| metropolitan_borough = [[Trafford]]
| metropolitan_county = [[Greater Manchester]]
| region = North West England
| country = England
| post_town = ALTRINCHAM
| postcode_area = WA
| postcode_district = WA14, WA15
| dial_code = 0161
| constituency_westminster = [[Altrincham and Sale West (UK Parliament constituency)|Altrincham and Sale West]]
}}

'''Altrincham''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-Altrincham.ogg|ˈ|ɒ|l|t|r|ɪ|ŋ|əm}} {{respell|OL|tring-əm}}, locally {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɒ|l|t|r|ɪ|ŋ|ɡ|əm}}<ref>Note that neither of these pronunciations includes the sound /tʃ/ suggested by the spelling.</ref>) is a market town in [[Trafford]], [[Greater Manchester]], England, south of the [[River Mersey]]. It is {{convert|8|mi|km}} southwest of [[Manchester]], {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} southwest of [[Sale, Greater Manchester|Sale]] and {{convert|10|mi|km}} east of [[Warrington]]. At the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]], it had a population of 52,419.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-england-northwestengland.php?cityid=E35000676|title=Town population 2011|access-date=8 January 2016}}</ref>

Within the boundaries of the [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] of [[Cheshire]], Altrincham was established as a market town in 1290, a time when the economy of most communities was based on agriculture rather than trade, and there is still a market in the town. Further [[socioeconomic]] development came with the extension of the [[Bridgewater Canal]] to Altrincham in 1765 and the arrival of the railway in 1849, stimulating industrial activity in the town. Outlying villages were absorbed by Altrincham's subsequent growth, along with the grounds of [[Dunham Massey Hall]], formerly the home of the [[Earl of Stamford]], and now a tourist attraction with three Grade I [[Listed Building]]s and a deer park.

Altrincham has good transport links to Manchester, Sale, Stretford, Warrington and Stockport among other destinations. The town has a strong middle-class presence: there has been a steady increase in Altrincham's middle classes since the 19th century. It is also home to [[Altrincham F.C.]] and three ice hockey clubs: [[Manchester Storm (2015–)|Manchester Storm]], [[Altrincham Aces]] and Trafford Tornados.

==History==
Local evidence of prehistoric human activity exists in the form of two [[Neolithic]] arrowheads found in Altrincham, and, further afield, a concentration of artefacts around Dunham.<ref>Nevell (1997), p.&nbsp;15.</ref> The remains of a [[Roman road]], part of one of the major Roman roads in North West England connecting the legionary fortresses of [[Chester]] ([[Deva Victrix]]) and [[York]] ([[Eboracum]]), run through the [[Broadheath, Greater Manchester|Broadheath]] area. As it shows signs of having been repaired, the road was in use for a considerable period of time.<ref>Nevell (1997), p.&nbsp;18.</ref> The name Altrincham first appears as "Aldringeham", probably meaning "homestead of Aldhere's people".<ref name="A History of Hale">Dore (1972), p.&nbsp;12.</ref> As recently as the 19th century it was spelt both Altrincham and Altringham.<ref>Nickson (1935), pp.&nbsp;3–4.</ref>

[[File:Milestone eccles bridgewater canal bridge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.35|A milestone along the Barton Bridge and Moses Gate turnpike road near Eccles, showing the spelling of "Altringham"]]
Until the Normans invaded England, the [[manorialism|manors]] surrounding Altrincham were owned by the Saxon [[thegn]] Alweard; after the invasion they became the property of [[Hamon de Massey]],<ref name="A History of Hale"/><ref>Nevell (1997), p.&nbsp;27.</ref> though Altrincham is not mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086. The earliest documented reference to the town is from 1290,<ref>Nevell (1997), p.&nbsp;32.</ref> when it was granted its [[charter]] as a Free Borough by Baron Hamon de Massey V.<ref>Nevell (1997), pp.&nbsp;39,&nbsp;52.</ref> The charter, which exists and is held by Trafford MBC, allowed a weekly market to be held, and it is possible that de Massey established the town to generate income through taxes on trade and tolls. This suggests that Altrincham may have been a planned market town, unusual during the Middle Ages, when most communities were agricultural.<ref>Nevell (1997), p.&nbsp;51.</ref> Altrincham was probably chosen as the site of the planned town rather than Dunham&nbsp;– which would have been protected by [[Dunham Castle]]&nbsp;– because its good access to roads was important for trade.<ref>Bayliss (1992), p.&nbsp;18.</ref>

Altrincham Fair became St James's Fair or Samjam in 1319 and continued until 1895. Fair days had their own [[Court of Piepowders|court of Pye Powder]] (a corruption of the French for "dusty feet"), presided over by the mayor and held to settle disputes arising from the day's dealings.<ref name="Altrincham history">{{cite web|url=http://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/history.html |title=Altrincham History |publisher=Altrincham History Society |access-date=24 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811212049/http://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/history.html |archive-date=11 August 2007 }}</ref><!-- On the extinction of the Massey family in 1340, the lands of Altrincham passed to the [[Earl of Stamford]].--> By 1348 the town had 120&nbsp;[[burgage plots]]&nbsp;– ownership of land used as a measure of status and importance in an area&nbsp;– putting it on a par with the Cheshire town of [[Macclesfield]] and above [[Stockport]] and [[Knutsford]].<ref>Nevell (1997), p.&nbsp;52.</ref> The earliest known residence in Altrincham was ''"the Knoll"'', on Stamford Street near the centre of the medieval town. A 1983 excavation on the demolished building, made by [[South Trafford Archaeological Group]], discovered evidence that the house dated from the 13th or 14th century, and that it may have contained a drying kiln or malting floor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bryan.burtonbj/The%20Knoll%20Altrincham.htm |last=Faulkner |first=P |title=The Knoll, Altrincham |publisher=[[South Trafford Archaeological Group]] |year=2005 |access-date=11 September 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502180303/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bryan.burtonbj/The%20Knoll%20Altrincham.htm |archive-date=2 May 2007 }}</ref> During the [[English Civil War]], men from Altrincham fought for the [[Roundhead|Parliamentarian]] [[George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer|Sir George Booth]]. During the war, armies camped on nearby Bowdon Downs on several occasions.<ref name="Altrincham history"/>

In 1754, a stretch of road south of Altrincham, along the Manchester to Chester route, was [[Turnpike trust|turnpiked]]. Turnpikes were toll roads which taxed passengers for the maintenance of the road. Further sections were turnpiked in 1765 from Timperley to Sale, and 1821 from Altrincham to Stockport. The maintenance of roads passed to local authorities in 1888, although by then most turnpike trusts had already declined.<ref>Nevell (1997), pp.&nbsp;95–97.</ref> The connection of the [[Bridgewater Canal]] to Altrincham in 1765 stimulated the development of [[market gardening]], and for many years Altrincham was noted for its vegetables.<ref name="GM Arch">McNeil & Nevell (2000), p.&nbsp;61.</ref> By 1767, warehouses had been built alongside the canal at Broadheath, the first step in the development of Broadheath as an industrial area and the beginning of Altrincham's industrialisation. The canal was connected in 1776 to the [[River Mersey]], providing the town not only with a water route to Manchester, but also to the [[Irish Sea]].<ref name="Nevell 92">Nevell (1997), p.&nbsp;92.</ref>
[[File:Altrincham railway station, old postcard.png|thumb|upright=1.25|Postcard of Altrincham railway station]]
Moves to connect the town to the UK's railway network gained pace in 1845, when the [[Act of Parliament]] for the construction of the [[Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway|Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway]] (MSJAR) was passed. The first train left Altrincham early on 20 July 1849, carrying 65&nbsp;passengers. The MSJAR had two stations in the town: [[Altrincham (1st) railway station|Altrincham]], on Stockport Road, and [[Bowdon railway station|Bowdon]]&nbsp;– though not actually in [[Bowdon, Greater Manchester|Bowdon]]&nbsp;– on Lloyd Street/Railway Street. Both were replaced in 1881 by [[Altrincham Interchange|Altrincham & Bowdon railway station]] on Stamford New Road.<ref name="Archaeology of Trafford"/> The [[London and North Western Railway]]'s station at Broadheath, on the town's northern edge, was opened in 1854, while a further connection was created on 12 May 1862 by the [[Cheshire Midland Railway]] (later the [[Cheshire Lines Committee]]), who opened their line from Altrincham to Knutsford.<ref name="Dixon">Dixon (1994)</ref>

With its new railway links, Altrincham and the surrounding areas became desirable places for the middle classes and commuters to live.<ref name="Archaeology of Trafford"/><ref name="Altrincham social class">{{cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_SOC&data_cube=N_SOC_redist&u_id=10106709&c_id=10001043&add=Y |title=Altrincham social class |publisher=Vision of Britain | access-date = 20 December 2007}}</ref> Professionals and industrialists moved to the town, commuting into Manchester. While some travelled daily by coach, the less well–to–do commuted by express or "flyer" [[barge]]s from Broadheath.<ref name="BamfordBroadheath">Bamford (1995)</ref> Between 1851 and 1881 the population increased from 4,488 to 11,250.<ref name="Nevell 87">Nevell (1997), p.&nbsp;87.</ref> Broadheath's industrial area, covering about {{convert|250|acre|km2}}, was founded in 1885 by [[Harry Grey, 8th Earl of Stamford]], to attract businesses. By 1900 Broadheath had its own docks, warehouses and electricity generating station. The site's proximity to rail, canal and road links proved attractive to companies making machine tools, cameras and grinding machines. The presence of companies like Tilghmans Sand Blast, and the Linotype and Machinery Company, established Broadheath as an industrial area of national standing. By 1914, 14&nbsp;companies operated in Broadheath, employing thousands of workers. One of those was the [[Budenberg Gauge Company]]. Linotype also created 172&nbsp;workers' homes near its factory, helping cater for the population boom created by Broadheath's industrialisation. Between 1891 and 1901 the population of Altrincham increased by 35&nbsp;per cent, from&nbsp;12,440 to&nbsp;16,831.<ref>Nevell (1997), pp.&nbsp;126–130.</ref>

From the turn of the 20th century to the start of the [[Second World War]], there were few changes in Altrincham. Although the town was witness to some of the [[Luftwaffe]]'s raids on the Manchester area in the latter war, it emerged from the war relatively unscathed having lost only 23 civilian residents through enemy action,<ref>{{cite web|title=Altrincham, Municipal Borough, with list of casualties|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/4003952/ALTRINCHAM,%20MUNICIPAL%20BOROUGH|publisher=[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] date accessed=21 February 2019}}</ref>  and as with the rest of Britain, experienced an economic boom. This manifested itself in the construction of new housing and the 1960s rebuilding of the town centre. However, during the 1970s employment at Broadheath declined by nearly 40&nbsp;per cent.<ref name="Making of Altrincham">Bamford (1991), pp.&nbsp;78,&nbsp;85.</ref>

==Governance==
[[File:arms-altrincham.jpg|thumb|right|Arms of the former Altrincham Municipal Borough Council]]
[[File:Altrincham Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1313270.jpg|thumb|[[Altrincham Town Hall]]]]
Altrincham became a free borough and a self-governing [[township]] when it was granted its [[charter]] in June 1290 by the [[Lord of the Manor]], Hamon de Massey&nbsp;V. The charter allowed for the creation of a merchants' guild, run by the town's [[burgess (word)|burgesses]] to tax people passing through the borough.<ref>Nickson (1935), p.&nbsp;9.</ref> Burgesses were free men who lived in the town.<ref>Bayliss (1992), p.&nbsp;14.</ref> The borough was ruled by a [[Court Leet]] and elected a mayor since at least 1452. Amongst the court's responsibilities were keeping the public peace and regulating the markets and fairs.<ref>Nickson (1935), pp.&nbsp;11–13.</ref>

The borough was not one of those reformed by the [[Municipal Corporations Act 1835|Municipal Corporations Act of 1835]], and continued to exist under the control of the Lord of the Manor and the Court Leet until its [[Unreformed boroughs in England and Wales 1835–1886|final abolition]] in 1886.<ref>Municipal Corporations Act 1883 (C.18)</ref> The [[Local board of health|Public Health Act of 1848]] led to the creation of Altrincham's Local Board of Health in 1851 to address the unsanitary conditions created by the town's growing population&nbsp;– the first such board in Trafford.<ref>Nevell (1997), p.&nbsp;95.</ref>

The local board was reconstituted as an [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]] council in the [[administrative counties of England|administrative county]] of [[Cheshire]] under the [[Local Government Act 1894]]. Altrincham Urban District was expanded in 1920 when parts of [[Carrington, Greater Manchester|Carrington]] and [[Dunham Massey]] Civil Parishes were added. [[Altrincham Town Hall]] was designed by Charles Albert Hindle and completed in November 1901.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/14466621.booklet-traces-the-history-of-altrincham-town-hall/  |title=Booklet traces the history of Altrincham Town Hall|date=3 May 2016|newspaper=Messenger Newspapers|access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref> A further expansion took place in 1936; [[Timperley|Timperley Civil Parish]] was abolished and most of its area incorporated into Altrincham&nbsp;UD. At the same time, there was a minor exchange of areas with [[Hale, Greater Manchester|Hale Urban District]]; a minor addition from [[Bowdon, Greater Manchester|Bowdon Urban District]]; and a further substantial portion of Dunham Massey Civil Parish was added.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10041314 |title=Relationships and changes: Altrincham Ch/CP |publisher=Vision of Britain |access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> In 1937 the urban district was granted a [[royal charter|charter of incorporation]] and became a [[municipal borough]].<ref name="A new borough">{{cite news |title=A New Borough. Charter Granted To Altrincham |work=[[The Times]] |page=7 |date=2 August 1937}}</ref> The new borough was granted [[coat of arms|armorial bearings]] which featured [[heraldry|heraldic]] references to the Masseys and Earls of Stamford.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/cheshire_ob.html#altrincham%20bc |title=Altrincham Borough Council |access-date=3 January 2009 |author=Robert Young |work=Civic Heraldry of England and Wales |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212174647/http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/cheshire_ob.html#altrincham%20bc |archive-date=12 February 2009 |url-status = dead|df=dmy-all }}</ref> With the passage of the [[Local Government Act 1972]], the administrative counties and municipal boroughs were abolished and Altrincham became part of the [[Metropolitan Borough]] of [[Trafford]] in Greater Manchester on 1 April 1974.<ref name="Altrincham history"/>

Trafford Council is responsible for the administration of local services, such as education, social services, town planning, waste collection and [[council housing]]. The area is divided into seven electoral [[ward (politics)|wards]]: [[Altrincham (ward)|Altrincham]], [[Bowdon (ward)|Bowdon]], [[Broadheath (Trafford ward)|Broadheath]], [[Hale Barns and Timperley South]], [[Hale (electoral ward)|Hale]], [[Timperley Central]], and [[Timperley North]]. These wards have 21 out of the 63 seats on the Trafford Council; as of the [[2023 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election|2023 local elections]] seven of these seats were held by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], six by the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)]], six by the [[Green Party of England & Wales|Green Party]], and two by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2023 |title=Local election results 2023 |publisher=Trafford MBC |date=4 May 2023 |access-date=13 November 2023|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308083440/http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2010 |archive-date=8 March 2012 |df=dmy }}<br />•{{cite web|url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2011 |title=Local election results 2011 |publisher=Trafford MBC |date=5 May 2011 |access-date=22 March 2012 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322234548/http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2011 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |df=dmy }}<br />•{{cite web|url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2012 |title=Local election results 2012 |publisher=Trafford MBC |date=3 May 2008 |access-date=8 May 2012 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801125806/http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2012 |archive-date=1 August 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> Altrincham was in the [[Altrincham (UK Parliament constituency)|eponymous parliamentary constituency]] which was created in 1885. This lasted until 1945 when it was replaced by Altrincham and Sale. In 1997, this in turn became part of the newly created constituency of [[Altrincham and Sale West (UK Parliament constituency)|Altrincham and Sale West]]. Since its formation, Altrincham and Sale West has been represented in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative MP]], [[Graham Brady]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Altrincham and Sale West |work=Guardian Unlimited |publisher=guardian.co.uk |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/671/altrincham-and-sale-west | access-date = 14 March 2012}}</ref> This is one of only four Conservative [[List of Parliamentary constituencies and Members of Parliament in Greater Manchester|seats in Greater Manchester]].{{cn|date=March 2022}}

==Geography==
{{further|Geography of Greater Manchester}}
[[File:TraffordAreasAlt.png|thumb|left|The [[Metropolitan Borough of Trafford]], highlighting the Altrincham area in red.]]
At {{coord|53|23|2|N|2|21|17|W|type:city}} (53.3838, −2.3547), Altrincham is on the southwestern edge of the [[Greater Manchester Urban Area]], immediately south of the town of [[Sale, Greater Manchester|Sale]], and {{convert|8|mi|km|0}} southwest of Manchester city centre. It lies in the northwest corner of the [[Cheshire Plain]], just south of the [[River Mersey]]. The [[Bridgewater Canal]] passes through the [[Broadheath, Greater Manchester|Broadheath]] area of the town. Altrincham's drinking water is supplied by [[United Utilities]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unitedutilities.com/Trafford.aspx |title=Trafford |publisher=[[United Utilities]] | access-date = 13 February 2012}}{{dead link|date=May 2012}}</ref> The local bedrock consists mainly of Keuper Waterstone, a type of sandstone, and water retrieved from those rocks is very hard and often saline, making it undrinkable.<ref>Taylor, Price, & Trotter (1963), p.&nbsp;58.</ref> The town's climate is generally [[temperate]], with few extremes of temperature or weather. The mean temperature is slightly above average for the United Kingdom; whereas both annual rainfall and average hours of sunshine are slightly below the average for the UK.<ref name="Climate01">{{cite web|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/areal/uk.html |author=Met Office |title=Annual UK weather averages |publisher=Met Office |year=2007 |access-date=23 April 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705140124/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/areal/uk.html |archive-date=5 July 2009 }}</ref>

Along with Sale, [[Stretford]] and [[Urmston]], Altrincham is one of the four major urban areas in Trafford. The Altrincham area, as defined by Trafford Council, comprises the south of Trafford. In addition to the town of Altrincham, it includes the villages of [[Timperley]], [[Bowdon, Greater Manchester|Bowdon]], [[Hale, Greater Manchester|Hale]] and [[Hale Barns]]. The Broadheath area of the town was a light industrial centre until the 1970s and is now a retail park. The most densely populated part of the town is around the town centre, with the less populated areas and more green space further from the centre of town in villages such as Bowdon and Hale. The [[Oldfield Brow]] area lies on the outskirts of the town beside the [[Bridgewater Canal]] and close to [[Dunham Massey]].<ref name="Timperley pop. Dens.">{{cite web |title=Timperley ward population density |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=5941508&c=Timperley&d=14&e=16&g=356629&i=1001x1003x1004&o=56&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 |access-date=24 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213055122/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=5941508&c=Timperley&d=14&e=16&g=356629&i=1001x1003x1004&o=56&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 |archive-date=13 February 2008 |df=dmy-all }}<br />•{{cite web |title=Altrincham ward population density |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=5941526&c=Altrincham&d=14&e=16&g=356022&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 |access-date=24 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213055248/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=5941526&c=Altrincham&d=14&e=16&g=356022&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 |archive-date=13 February 2008 |df=dmy-all }}<br />•{{cite web |title=Bowdon ward population density |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=5941525&c=Bowdon&d=14&e=16&g=356062&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 |access-date=24 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213055224/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=5941525&c=Bowdon&d=14&e=16&g=356062&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 |archive-date=13 February 2008 |df=dmy-all }}<br />•{{cite web |title=Broadheath ward population density |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=5941524&c=Broadheath&d=14&e=16&g=356100&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 |access-date=24 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213055203/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=5941524&c=Broadheath&d=14&e=16&g=356100&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 |archive-date=13 February 2008 |df=dmy-all }}<br />•{{cite web |title=Hale ward population density |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=5941517&c=Hale&d=14&e=16&g=356322&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 |access-date=24 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213055143/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=5941517&c=Hale&d=14&e=16&g=356322&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 |archive-date=13 February 2008 |df=dmy-all }}<br />•{{cite web |title=Village ward population density |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=5941506&c=Village&d=14&e=16&g=356699&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 |access-date=24 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213055102/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=5941506&c=Village&d=14&e=16&g=356699&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 |archive-date=13 February 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="Ref-1">{{cite web|title=Bowdon ward profile |publisher=Trafford MBC |url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/cme/live/dynamic/DocMan2Document.asp?document_id=A7B83889-E107-4DD9-B583-A399CB3C00EF |access-date=24 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927192443/http://www.trafford.gov.uk/cme/live/dynamic/DocMan2Document.asp?document_id=A7B83889-E107-4DD9-B583-A399CB3C00EF |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}<br />•{{cite web|title=Hale Central ward profile |publisher=Trafford MBC |url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/cme/live/dynamic/DocMan2Document.asp?document_id=063A1FEE-82E9-4B7D-B725-E0B6DEC381B7 |access-date=24 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930152515/http://www.trafford.gov.uk/cme/live/dynamic/DocMan2Document.asp?document_id=063A1FEE-82E9-4B7D-B725-E0B6DEC381B7 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |df=dmy }}<br />•{{cite web|title=Hale Barns ward profile |publisher=Trafford MBC |url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/cme/live/dynamic/DocMan2Document.asp?document_id=95CF5831-2634-4AB6-8E8F-8BA6047B6B62 |access-date=24 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930154607/http://www.trafford.gov.uk/cme/live/dynamic/DocMan2Document.asp?document_id=95CF5831-2634-4AB6-8E8F-8BA6047B6B62 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref>{{Clear}}

==Demography==
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!colspan="4"|Ethnicity: Altrincham compared
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|'''[[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 UK Census]]'''||'''Altrincham'''<ref name=":0">{{NOMIS2011|id=1119883957|title=Altrincham Built-up area|access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref>||'''Trafford'''<ref name=":1">{{NOMIS2011|id=1946157089|title=Trafford Local Authority|fewer-links=yes|access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref>||'''England'''<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=2092957699|title=England Country|fewer-links=yes|access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref>
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|Total population||52,419||226,578||53,012,456
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|White||91.6%||85.5%||85.4%
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|Asian||4.9%||7.9%||7.8%
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|Mixed||2.0%||2.7%||2.3%
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|Black||0.8%||2.9%||3.5%
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|Other||0.7%||1.0%||1.0%
|}
As of the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 UK census]], the town of Altrincham had a total population of&nbsp;52,419. Of its 41,530&nbsp;residents aged 16 and over, 62.1&nbsp;per cent were couples living together.<ref name=":0" />
The town's population density is 37.4 inhabitants per hectare, with the population consisting of 49.0%&nbsp;males and 51.0% females.<ref name=":0" /> Of those aged 16&nbsp;and over, 15.2&nbsp;per cent had no [[Education in England#Specialist qualifications|academic qualifications]], similar to the 18.6&nbsp;per cent in all of Trafford.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> At 8.4&nbsp;percent, Altrincham has a low proportion of non-white people. Asians are the area's largest ethnic minority, at 4.9&nbsp;per cent of the population.<ref name=":0" />

In 1931, 14.6&nbsp;per cent of Altrincham's population was middle class,{{clarification needed|date=March 2022}} slightly higher than the figure for England and Wales, which was 14&nbsp;per cent. By 1971 this gap had increased to 28.8&nbsp;per cent compared to 24&nbsp;per cent nationally, while the town's working class population had declined, from 30.3&nbsp;per cent in 1931 (36&nbsp;per cent in England and Wales) to 18.6&nbsp;per cent (26&nbsp;per cent nationwide). The remainder comprised clerical and skilled manual workers. This change in social structure was similar to that seen across the nation&nbsp;– although biased towards the middle classes&nbsp;– making Altrincham the middle-class town it is today.<ref name="Altrincham social class"/>

===Population change===
According to the [[hearth tax]] returns from 1664, the township of Altrincham had a population of about 636, making it the largest of the local settlements;<ref>Nevell (1997), p.&nbsp;59.</ref> this had increased to 1,692 in 1801. In the first half of the 19th century, the town's population increased by 165&nbsp;per cent, higher than 89&nbsp;per cent across England and 98&nbsp;per cent in the Trafford area. The growth of the settlement was a result of the Industrial Revolution, and although Altrincham was one of the fastest-growing townships in the Trafford area, but paled in comparison to new industrial areas such as [[Ashton-under-Lyne]], [[Hyde, Greater Manchester|Hyde]], and Manchester. In the second half of the 19th century, Altrincham's population grew by 275&nbsp;per cent, higher than the 235&nbsp;per cent for Trafford and 69&nbsp;per cent nationally in the same period. This was due to the [[late industrialisation]] of the area and the introduction of the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway in 1849.<ref>Nevell (1997), pp.&nbsp;85–86.</ref> 

{{Historical populations
|title    = [[Population growth]] in Altrincham since 1801
|align    = centre
|cols     = 4
|footnote = 
|source   = [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TPop&u_id=10106709&c_id=10001043&add=N A Vision of Britain through Time]<ref name="Nevell 87"/><ref>{{cite book |title=1981 Key Statistics for Urban Areas GB Table 1 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |year=1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/greater_manchester_urban_area.asp |title=Greater Manchester Urban Area 1991 Census |publisher=National Statistics |access-date=24 July 2008 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205014453/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/greater_manchester_urban_area.asp |archive-date=5 February 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152 |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics&nbsp;– Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics|date=22 July 2004|work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks01-usual-resident-population.xls KS01 Usual resident population] {{XLSlink}}|access-date=24 July 2008}}</ref>
|1801|1692
|1811|2032
|1821|2302
|1831|2708
|1841|3399
|1851|4488
|1861|6628
|1871|8478
|1881|11250
|1891|12440
|1901|16831
|1911|17813
|1921|20450
|1931|21356
|1941|39940
|1951|39789
|1961|41122
|1971|40786
|1981|39693
|1991|40042
|2001|40695
|2011|52419
}}
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==Economy==
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!colspan="4"|'''Working age population: Altrincham compared'''
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|'''[[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 UK Census]]'''||'''Altrincham'''<ref name=":0" />||'''Trafford'''<ref name=":1" />||'''England'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/KS601UK/view/2092957699?cols=measures|title=Data Viewer - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics|website=www.nomisweb.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref>
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|Population aged 16–74||37,743||162,806||38,881,374
|-
|Full-time employment||43.4%||41.9%||38.6%
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|Part-time employment||13.9%||14.0%||13.7%
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|Self-employed||11.5%||9.7%||9.8%
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|Unemployed||3.1%||3.8%||4.4%
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|Retired||13.5%||13.3%||13.7%
|}
[[File:George Street, Altrincham.jpeg|thumb|George Street, Altrincham]]
[[File:Altrincham Old Market Place.jpg|thumb|right|The Old Market Place]]
Historically, Altrincham was a [[market town]] and the two main areas of employment were agriculture and market trade. Although the town went into decline in the 15th century, it recovered and the annual fairs lasted until the mid-19th century and the market still continues.<ref>Bayliss (1992), p.&nbsp;141.</ref> During the [[Industrial Revolution]], Altrincham grew as an industrial town, particularly the [[Broadheath, Greater Manchester|Broadheath]] area, which was developed into an industrial estate. In 1801 there were four cotton mills in Altrincham, although they had closed by the [[United Kingdom Census 1851|1851 census]]. The decline of the textile industry in Altrincham mirrored the decline of the industry in the Trafford area as a result of a lack of investment and the development of more established industrial areas such as [[Manchester]], [[Ashton-under-Lyne]], and [[Oldham]].<ref name="GM Arch"/><ref>Nevell (1997), p.&nbsp;86.</ref> During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, heavier industries moved into Broadheath, providing local employment. The area steadily declined during the second half of the 20th century, with employment at Broadheath falling from 8,000 to 5,000 between 1960 and 1970.<ref name="Archaeology of Trafford">Nevell (1997), pp.&nbsp;15, 18, 39, 87, 95, 100, 126–30.</ref><ref name="Making of Altrincham"/> Despite the presence of retailers such as [[Tesco]], [[Sainsbury's]] and [[Marks & Spencer]] in the town, a new [[Asda]] superstore in Broadheath, and redevelopment schemes costing over £100&nbsp;million,<ref name="Stamford New Road"/><ref name="Altrincham's future">{{cite web |url=http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/homes/archive/2006/11/27/Latest+news+%28trafford_news%29/1043706.The_face_of_Altrincham_s_future/ |first=Lynsey|last=Roberts |title=The face of Altrincham's future |publisher=messengernewspapers.co.uk |date=27 November 2006 | access-date = 14 March 2012}}</ref> Altrincham's 15.5&nbsp;per cent level of employment in retail is below the national average of 16.9&nbsp;per cent. Altrincham, with its neighbours [[Bowdon, Greater Manchester|Bowdon]] and [[Hale, Greater Manchester|Hale]], is said to constitute a "stockbroker belt", with well-appointed dwellings in an area of [[wikt:sylvan|sylvan]] opulence.<ref name="GM Evolution">Frangopulo (1977), p.&nbsp;224.</ref>

The historic market town developed as a residential area in the 19th century although it retains its retail heritage in the Old Market Place (a [[conservation area]]) and a new pedestrianised shopping centre. The retail districts of the town have more recently fallen victim to decline due to competition from the nearby [[Trafford Centre]] and a regenerated Manchester city centre.<ref>{{cite web|title=Altrincham |publisher=The Sale and Altrincham Pages |url=http://www.luso.u-net.com/altrinch.htm |date=24 January 2007 |access-date=19 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807140116/http://www.luso.u-net.com/altrinch.htm |archive-date=7 August 2007 }}<br />•{{cite web|url=http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/archive/1999/08/20/Trafford+Archive/7232179.Recipe_for_disaster___restaurant_owners_slams_town_decline/ |title=Recipe for disaster&nbsp;– restaurant owners slams town decline |publisher=messengernewspapers.co.uk |date=20 August 1999 |access-date=14 March 2012 }}</ref> In 2006 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council unveiled plans for a £1.5&nbsp;million redevelopment for the town centre.<ref name="Stamford New Road">{{cite web |url=http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/homes/archive/2006/11/13/Latest+news+%28trafford_news%29/1019324.Town_gets_a_facelift/|title=Town gets a facelift |publisher=messengernewspapers.co.uk |last=Roberts |first=Lynsey |date=13 November 2006 | access-date = 14 March 2012}}</ref> The renovation will create {{convert|146000|sqft|m2}} of new retail space and {{convert|203000|sqft|m2}} of refurbished space, providing {{convert|349000|sqft|m2}} in total.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/s/189/189342_40m_renewal_plan.html |title=£40m renewal plan |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |publisher=M.E.N. media |date=29 November 2005 |access-date=14 March 2012 |archive-date=12 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112091438/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/s/189/189342_40m_renewal_plan.html |url-status=dead }}<br />•{{cite news |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/s/213818_40m_precinct_takes_shape |title=£40m precinct takes shape |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |publisher=M.E.N. media |date=23 May 2006 |access-date=14 March 2012 |archive-date=12 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112124413/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/s/213818_40m_precinct_takes_shape |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Construction on Altair, a £100&nbsp;million development on Oakfield Road, began in September 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://altrincham.todaynews.co.uk/2019/09/20/news/long-last-work-70m-altair-scheme-begin-monday/|title=At long last! Work on the £70m Altair scheme is to begin on Monday|date=20 September 2019}}</ref> after many years of delay. The scheme includes apartments, shops and eating places and will create a new public square linking it to the nearby [[Altrincham Interchange]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/9534915.__100m_Altair_back_on_track/ |first=Chris |last=Griffin |title=Trafford Council welcomes granting of the compulsory purchase order on site earmarked for Altair development |publisher=messengernewspapers.co.uk |date=16 February 2012 | access-date = 17 March 2012}}</ref> which underwent a £19million refurbishment in 2015. A 2010 survey found that despite being in one of the country's most affluent areas, nearly a third of the shops in Altrincham were vacant; Trafford council attributed the high number (78) to the effects of the [[Late-2000s recession|recession]] and plans to refurbish Stamford House, which left most of its shops unused.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11241127 |title=A third of Altrincham shops lie empty, report claims |work=BBC News |date=9 September 2010 | access-date = 9 September 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100911214056/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11241127| archive-date= 11 September 2010 |url-status = live}}</ref>

According to the 2011 UK census, the main industries of employment of residents in Altrincham were wholesale and retail trade (14.8%), human health and social work activities (13.0%), and professional, scientific and technical activities (11.6%).<ref name=":0" /> The census recorded the economic inactivity of residents aged 16–74 as 3.5&nbsp;per cent looking after home or family, 2.8&nbsp;per cent long-term sick or disabled, 4.1&nbsp;per cent students, and 1.5&nbsp;per cent economically inactive for other reasons.<ref name=":0" /> The 3.1&nbsp;per cent unemployment rate of Altrincham was low compared with the national rate of 4.4&nbsp;per cent.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

==Culture==

===Landmarks and attractions===
[[File:Dunham Massey Hall.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Dunham Massey Hall]]]]
The Old Market Place is thought to stand on the site of the original town settlement. Now a registered [[conservation area]] it consists of a series of part [[timber framing|timber-framed]] buildings echoing the [[wattle and daub]]e constructions of the original houses and [[burgage]] plots. The cobblestone paving was replaced in 1896. The Buttermarket which stood in the area near the Old Market Place from the 17th century until the late 19th century was also the site for dispensing early local justice. A courtroom, [[stocks]] and [[Pillory|whipping post]] saw public floggings take place there until the early 19th century. The whipping post and stocks were restored as a tourist attraction by local traders in the 1990s. However the Buttermarket area was also a site of religious importance, since prospective brides and grooms are thought to have declared their intentions here.<ref name="oldmarketplace">{{cite web|url=http://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/tourp1.html |title=Tour of Altrincham: Old Market Place |publisher=Altrincham History Society |access-date=3 January 2008 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808034409/http://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/tourp1.html |archive-date=8 August 2007 }}</ref> In 1814 [[Thomas de Quincey]] described the Old Market Place in his ''[[Confessions of an English Opium Eater]]'' while travelling from Manchester to Chester. He noted how little the place had changed since his visit 14 years earlier at the age of three, and that "fruits, such as can be had in July, and flowers were scattered about in profusion: even the stalls of the butchers, from their brilliant cleanliness, appeared attractive: and bonny young women of Altrincham were all tripping about in caps and aprons coquettishly disposed" <ref>De Quincey (1994), pp.&nbsp;75–76.</ref> In 1974 Altrincham artist George Allen was approached by Trafford Council to paint a picture of The Old Market Place. This picture was used to produce postcards which were sold to promote Altrincham, and are still sold today to raise funds for a local charity.{{cn|date=March 2022}}
Another of Altrincham's attractions is the historic [[market (place)|market]], set up over 700 years ago when the town was first established.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/altrinchammarket/ |title=Welcome to Altrincham Market |publisher=Trafford MBC |access-date=22 March 2012 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214063324/http://www.trafford.gov.uk/altrinchammarket/ |archive-date=14 February 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>

[[File:John Leigh Park, Altrincham (5).JPG|thumb|275px|left|John Leigh Park]]
Of the 21 conservation areas in Trafford, ten are in Altrincham: The Downs, The Devisdale, Bowdon, Ashley Heath, [[Goose_Green,_Altrincham|Goose Green]], Old Market Place, Sandiway, George Street, the Linotype Housing Estate and Stamford New Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/environmentandplanning/planning/conservationareas/conservationareasintrafford/ |title=Conservation Areas in Trafford |publisher=Trafford MBC |date=1 May 2008 |access-date=23 March 2012 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206225027/http://www.trafford.gov.uk/environmentandplanning/planning/conservationareas/conservationareasintrafford/ |archive-date=6 February 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> On the town's outskirts is the 18th-century [[Dunham Massey Hall]],<ref>{{NHLE | desc=Dunham Massey&nbsp;– Lodge | num=1356512 | access-date = 4 February 2007}}</ref> surrounded by its {{convert|250|acre|km2|0|adj=on}} deer park, both now owned by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]]. The hall is early [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] in style, and along with its stables and carriage house, is a Grade&nbsp;I [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dunham Massey |work=National Trust |url=http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-dunhammassey |access-date=11 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702184714/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-dunhammassey/ |archive-date=2 July 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref>

[[Royd House]] was built between 1914 and 1916, by local architect [[Edgar Wood]], as his own residence. It has a flat concrete roof, a concave façade, and is faced in Portland red stone and Lancashire brick.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/4813575/When-diamonds-were-a-mans-best-trend.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118162909/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/4813575/When-diamonds-were-a-mans-best-trend.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 January 2014 |title=When diamonds were a man's best trend |publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited |work=telegraph.co.uk|date=24 March 2001 | access-date = 13 February 2012 |first=Keith |last=Miller}}</ref> It is regarded as one of the most advanced examples of early 20th-century domestic architecture, and is referenced in architectural digests. It has been a Grade&nbsp;I listed building since 1975, one of six such buildings in Trafford.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Royd House |num=1067922 |access-date=4 February 2007 }}</ref><ref name="Listed buildings">{{cite web|title=Planning and building control: listed buildings |publisher=Trafford MBC |url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/cme/live/dynamic/Download.asp?c=docman2&f=pdf&id=5AD074D0-A2CF-4964-8188-E2333AA27652 |format=PDF |date=March 2007 |access-date=14 December 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716143548/http://www.trafford.gov.uk/cme/live/dynamic/Download.asp?c=docman2&f=pdf&id=5AD074D0-A2CF-4964-8188-E2333AA27652 |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> The Grade II listed clock outside the main transport interchange was built in 1880.<ref>{{NHLE | desc=Clock Tower on Station Forecourt | num=1067962 | access-date = 4 February 2007}}</ref>

The {{convert|16|acre|ha|adj=on}} Stamford Park was designed by landscape gardener John Shaw. It opened to the public in 1880, as a sports park with areas for cricket and football. The land was donated by [[George Grey, 7th Earl of Stamford|George Grey]], the 7th [[Earl of Stamford]], and is now owned and run by Trafford Council. The park is listed as Grade&nbsp;II on the [[National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens|Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.friendsofstamfordpark.org.uk/ |title=Welcome to the Friends of Stamford Park website |publisher=Friends of Stamford Park | access-date = 15 February 2014}}<br />•{{cite web |url=http://www.friendsofstamfordpark.org.uk/index.php/history |title=History: Hale Moss and Stamford Park |publisher=Friends of Stamford Park | access-date =15 February 2014}}</ref> and has won a bronze award from the Greenspace award scheme.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/news/traffordtoday/2008/jan-08.pdf |page=4 |date=January 2008 |title=Parks pass 'green flag' test |publisher=Trafford.gov.uk |access-date=13 February 2012 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215154409/http://www.trafford.gov.uk/news/traffordtoday/2008/jan-08.pdf |archive-date=15 December 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>

John Leigh Park, located in the area of Oldfield Brow, was the site of Oldfield Hall until 1917 when it fell into disrepair after being purchased by the Earl of Stamford. That year Mr John Leigh purchased the land from the widowed Countess of Stamford and gifted it to the local council to be used as a park for soldiers and workers. The park was named 'John Leigh Park' and opened on 22 July 1917.{{cn|date=March 2022}}

===Events and venues===
[[File:The George Allen Gallery.jpg|thumb|The George Allen Art Gallery, Altrincham]]
Altrincham has its own music festival that takes place in August. The Goose Green Festival takes place over the August bank holiday weekend in the Goose Green area of Altrincham, and features a number of unsigned bands, local food and drink and entertainment for all the family. Founded in 2015, the two day festival attracts over 6000 visitors over the two days, and headline acts have included Prose, The Jade Assembly, The Rainband, Apollo Junction and Corella.{{cn|date=March 2022}}
Altrincham has two theatres, the [[Altrincham Garrick Playhouse]] and the Club Theatre (latterly known as the Altrincham Little Theatre). The Altrincham Garrick group was formed in 1913. The Garrick held the world stage premier of ''[[Psycho (novel)|Psycho]]'' in 1982. In 1998, it received a grant of £675,000 from the [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] as part of a £900,000 redevelopment of the theatre, which was completed in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altrinchamgarrick.co.uk/historymain.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/2012.07.24-075833/http://www.altrinchamgarrick.co.uk/historymain.htm |url-status = dead|archive-date=24 July 2012 |title=History of the Altrincham Garrick Playhouse |publisher=Altrincham Garrick Playhouse |first=Richard |last=Sails |date=January 2007 |access-date=10 July 2007 }}</ref> The Club Theatre group began in 1896, as the St Margaret's Church Institute Amateur Dramatics Society. It provides a venue for the Trafford Youth Theatre production each year, and it runs the Hale One Act Festival, an annual week-long event started in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clubtheatre.org.uk/Hale%20Festival/hale%20history.htm |title=The history of the Hale One Act Festival |publisher=The Club Theatre |access-date=10 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070723031319/http://www.clubtheatre.org.uk/Hale%20Festival/hale%20history.htm |archive-date=23 July 2007 }}</ref> The club has received awards from both the Greater Manchester Drama Federation and the Cheshire Theatre Guild.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clubtheatre.org.uk/history.html |title=Theatre history |publisher=The Club Theatre | access-date = 15 February 2014}}</ref> Altrincham also had Greater Manchester's only Michelin starred restaurant, the Juniper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michelinrestaurantsguide.com/michelin-uk-restaurants.asp |title=Michelin star restaurants in the UK |work=Andy Hayler's Restaurant Guide |year=2007 |access-date=11 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711193426/http://www.michelinrestaurantsguide.com/michelin-uk-restaurants.asp |archive-date=11 July 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref>

===Sport===
[[Altrincham F.C.]], nicknamed ''The Robins'', was founded in 1903 and play home matches at [[Moss Lane]]. The club plays in the [[National League (division)|National League]]. In the 1970s and 1980s, Altrincham F.C. built a reputation for ''[[wikt:giant-killing|giant-killing]]'' acts against Football League teams in [[FA Cup]] matches. The club has knocked out Football League opposition on a record 16 occasions,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/altrincham/7083570.stm |first=Peter |last=Oliver |title=Tinson prepares for FA Cup hurrah |work= BBC Sport|date=7 November 2007 | access-date = 9 December 2007}}</ref> including a [[1985–86 FA Cup|1986]] victory against top-flight [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/01/28/sfndry28.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218064135/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fsport%2F2006%2F01%2F28%2Fsfndry28.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 February 2008 |title=Football diary: unable Seaman |publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited |work=telegraph.co.uk |first=Martin |last=Smith |date=26 January 2006 |access-date=9 December 2007 }}</ref> Altrincham won the forerunner of the Football Conference in its first two seasons, but was denied election to [[the Football League]] on both occasions, falling a single vote short in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/Seasons/1979-80/Div41979-80.htm|title=Division 4 1979/80 |publisher= Footballsite.co.uk|access-date=19 October 2014}}</ref> Altrincham have since had mixed fortunes. Relegated to the [[Northern Premier League]] in [[1996–97 Football Conference|1997]], the club has since earned 5 promotions and suffered 5 relegations, most recently gaining promotion to the National League in the [[2019-20 National League#National League North|2019-20 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fchd.info/ALTRINCH.HTM |title=Altrincham F.C. history |first=Richard|last= Rundle |publisher=Football club history database | access-date = 1 May 2021}}</ref> The club's main rivals are [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] and [[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]].{{cn|date=March 2022}}

[[File:Icedomeinterior.JPG|left|thumb|[[Altrincham Ice Dome]] is the home of Manchester Storm and Altrincham Aces.]]
Altrincham is one of the few towns in north-west England with an ice rink and has had an ice hockey team since 1961, when Altrincham Ice Rink was built in [[Broadheath, Greater Manchester|Broadheath]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2900661.stm |title=Ice rink closes after 42 years |work=BBC News |date=30 March 2003 | access-date = 11 December 2007}}</ref> The Altrincham Aces (later renamed the Trafford Metros) played from 1961 until 2003, when Altrincham Ice Rink closed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altrinchamaces.co.uk/history.htm |title=Altrincham ice hockey: a history |first=Richard|last= Jones |publisher=Altrinchamaces.co.uk | access-date = 11 December 2007}}</ref> The town then had a three-year period without a rink or ice hockey team, until construction of the 2,500 capacity [[Altrincham Ice Dome]] was completed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/days_out/s/1004/1004074_get_your_skates_on_in_altrincham.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706011227/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/days_out/s/1004/1004074_get_your_skates_on_in_altrincham.html |archive-date=6 July 2008 |title=Get your skates on in Altrincham |work=[[Manchester Evening News]]|publisher=M.E.N. media |date=10 April 2007 | access-date = 11 December 2007}}</ref> [[Manchester Phoenix]], a club having a professional presence in the [[English Premier Ice Hockey League]] and an extensive junior development aspect, relocated to the Ice Dome during the 2006–07 season, having withdrawn from competition two years earlier due to the high cost of playing matches at Manchester's [[MEN Arena]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2006/04/05/050406_manchester_phoenix_feature.shtml |title=Phoenix on ice|first=Andy|last= Costigan |work=bbc.co.uk|date=6 April 2006 | access-date = 9 July 2007}}</ref> In 2009, the Manchester Phoenix [[English National Ice Hockey League]] team was renamed Trafford Metros, bringing the old Altrincham team's name back into use.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/trafford/sport/s/1131652_metros_set_to_make_a_return |title=Metros set to make a return |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |publisher= M.E.N. media |date=14 March 2009 |access-date=17 March 2012}}</ref> When not being used by Phoenix the Altrincham Ice Dome is open to the public for ice skating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silver-blades.co.uk/page/About_Us/Altrincham |title=Silver Blades ice rink |publisher=silver-blades.co.uk |access-date=24 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306145949/http://www.silver-blades.co.uk/page/About_Us/Altrincham |archive-date=6 March 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Founded in 1897,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/altrinchamkersalrfc/a/history-9285.html |title=Altrincham Kersal RUFC History |publisher=pitchero.com | access-date = 15 March 2012}}</ref> Altrincham Kersal RUFC plays rugby union. They have played at level 6 since being relegated from North One in 2012. Following the withdrawal of a number of Lancashire clubs from the county's union,<ref>{{cite web|url = http://lancashirerugby.co.uk/images/LeagueStatement4_5_18.pdf|title=Statement from Lancashire County RFU|date=4 May 2018}}</ref> they have been level transferred to play in the North Lancashire and Cumbria League for 2018–19.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rfunorth.com/news/North%20West%20Restructure%20May%202018.pdf |title=North West League Restructure | access-date = 2 June 2018}}.</ref> The club has produced England and [[Sale Sharks]] players [[Mark Cueto]] and [[Chris Jones (rugby player)|Chris Jones]] and continues to produce players for the Sale Jets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akrfc.co.uk/Aboutus.htm |title=Inside Altrincham Kersal RUFC |publisher=akrfc.co.uk |year=2006 |access-date=9 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006082559/http://www.akrfc.co.uk/Aboutus.htm |archive-date=6 October 2007 }}</ref>

Altrincham and District Athletics Club was founded in 1961 and provides training facilities for track and field, [[road running]], [[cross-country running]] and [[fell running]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altrincham-athletics.co.uk/Aboutus.aspx |title=Altrincham & District Athletics Club |publisher=altrincham-athletics.co.uk |access-date=14 March 2012 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126021943/http://www.altrincham-athletics.co.uk/Aboutus.aspx |archive-date=26 January 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Seamons Cycling Club was formed in 1948 in the area of Altrincham known locally as Seamons Moss.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seamonscc.co.uk/History.html |title=History of Seamons CC |publisher= Seamons Cycling Club | access-date = 14 March 2012}}</ref>{{Clear}}

==Education==
{{see also|List of schools in Trafford}}
As Altrincham was part of the Bowdon parish, children from the township may have gone to the 16th-century school established at Bowdon; before that point, the town had no formal education system. A salt merchant from Dunham Woodhouses founded a school at Oldfield House intended for 40&nbsp;boys aged 8–11 from the surrounding area. Sunday schools were set up in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.<ref>Bayliss (1992), p.&nbsp;71.</ref> Altrincham's increasing population prompted the founding of more schools during the early 19th century and by 1856 the town had 9&nbsp;schools, 1&nbsp;college, and 23&nbsp;teachers.<ref>Bayliss (1992), p.&nbsp;72.</ref> The introduction of compulsory education during the second half of the 19th century increased the demand for schools, and by 1886 Altrincham had 12&nbsp;church schools and 8&nbsp;private schools.<ref name="Bayliss 73">Bayliss (1992), p.&nbsp;73.</ref>

Responsibility for local education fell to [[Cheshire County Council]] in 1903. Loreto Convent, the County High School for Girls, and Altrincham County High School for Boys, were founded in 1909, 1910, and 1912 respectively. Although still open these schools have since changed their names to [[Altrincham Grammar School for Girls]], [[Altrincham Grammar School for Boys]], and [[Loreto Grammar School]].<ref name="Bayliss 73"/> Altrincham received evacuees during the Second World War, and it was in this period that [[St. Ambrose College]] was founded.<ref>Bayliss (1992), p.&nbsp;74.</ref>

Altrincham now has eighteen primary schools, one [[special school]] and eight secondary schools, including five [[Grammar schools in the United Kingdom|grammar schools]]; the Trafford district maintains a selective education system assessed by entrance exams set by each school. Several of Altrincham's secondary schools have [[specialist school|specialist status]]: [[Altrincham College]] ([[Arts College|arts]]);<ref name=ACA2011>{{cite web |url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/1703387/urn/106367.pdf |title=Altrincham College of Arts inspection report |publisher=ofsted.gov.uk |date=24 May 2011 | access-date = 17 March 2012}}{{dead link|date=May 2012}}</ref> Altrincham Grammar School for Boys ([[Language College|language]]);<ref name=AGSB2007>{{cite web |url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/881941/urn/106361.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013222953/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/881941/urn/106361.pdf |url-status = dead|archive-date=13 October 2012 |title=Altrincham Grammar School for Boys inspection report |publisher=ofsted.gov.uk |date=13 December 2007 |access-date=17 March 2012 }}</ref> Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (language);<ref name=AGSG2008>{{cite web |url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/920061/urn/106362.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017100930/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/920061/urn/106362.pdf |url-status = dead|archive-date=17 October 2012 |title=Altrincham Grammar School for Girls inspection report |publisher=ofsted.gov.uk |date=9 October 2008 |access-date=17 March 2012 }}</ref> [[Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College]] ([[Mathematics and Computing College|maths and computing]]);<ref name=BTH2008>{{cite web |url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/881957/urn/106376.pdf |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20111109202721/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/filedownloading/?id%3D881957%26type%3D1%26refer%3D0 |url-status = dead|archive-date=9 November 2011 |title=Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College inspection report |publisher=ofsted.gov.uk |date=2 July 2008 |access-date=17 March 2012 }}</ref> Loreto Grammar School ([[Science College|science]] and maths);<ref name=Loreto2008>{{cite web |url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/920089/urn/106378.pdf |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20111109041543/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/filedownloading/?id%3D920089%26type%3D1%26refer%3D0 |url-status = dead|archive-date=9 November 2011 |title=Loreto Grammar School inspection report |publisher=Ofsted |date=11 November 2008 |access-date=17 March 2012 }}</ref> and St. Ambrose College (maths and computing).<ref name=Ambrose2009>{{cite web |url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/920089/urn/106378.pdf |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20111109041543/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/filedownloading/?id%3D920089%26type%3D1%26refer%3D0 |url-status = dead|archive-date=9 November 2011 |title=St Ambrose College inspection report |publisher=Ofsted |date=8 July 2009 |access-date=17 March 2012 }}</ref> Altrincham College of Arts,<ref name=ACA2011/> Altrincham Grammar School for Boys,<ref name=AGSB2007/> Altrincham Grammar School for Girls,<ref name=AGSG2008/> Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College,<ref name=BTH2008/> Loreto Grammar School<ref name=Loreto2008/> and St. Ambrose College<ref name=Ambrose2009/> were all rated as outstanding in 2011–12 [[Ofsted]] reports. [[Brentwood Special School]] is a mixed school for 11- to 19-year-olds who have special needs or learning difficulties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/admissions/schooldetails.asp?DFESID=358-7001 |title=Brentwood special school |publisher=Trafford.gov.uk |access-date=8 September 2008 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106102808/http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/admissions/schooldetails.asp?DFESID=358-7001 |archive-date=6 January 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Altrincham is home to one of the longest established, family-owned nursery schools in the UK, [[Oakfield Nursery School]]. Oakfield was voted 'UK Nursery of the Year' in 2014 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/whereyoulive/11314290.altrincham-nursery-named-best-in-uk/|title=Altrincham nursery named best in UK|website=Messenger Newspapers}}</ref> and 'Best Individual Nursery' in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/business/3958895.altrincham-nursery-wins-top-award/|title=Altrincham nursery wins top award|website=Messenger Newspapers}}</ref>

==Religion==
{{see also|List of churches in Greater Manchester}}
[[File:St George's Church, Altrincham, 2012.jpg|thumb|The Grade II listed [[St George's Church, Altrincham|St George's Church]]]]
During the medieval and post-medieval periods the township of Altrincham was part of Bowdon parish. Low population density meant that the town did not have a church until the [[Anglican]] church established a [[chapel of ease]] in 1799. [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|Nonconformist]]s were also present in Altrincham; [[Methodism|Methodists]] set up a chapel in 1790, and [[Baptists]] built one in the 1870s.<ref>Bayliss (1992), p.&nbsp;58.</ref><ref>Nevell (1997) pp.&nbsp;106–107.</ref> Irish immigrants in the 1830s and 1840s also returned [[Roman Catholicism]] to the area, the first [[Roman Catholic]] church built in Altrincham being St Vincent's, in 1860.<ref>Nevell (1997) pp.&nbsp;107–108.</ref>

Several churches in Altrincham are deemed architecturally important enough to be designated Grade II [[listed building|listed]] buildings. These are Christ Church,<ref>{{NHLE | desc=Christ Church | num=1120867 | access-date = 4 February 2007}}</ref> the [[St Alban's Church, Broadheath|Church of St Alban]],<ref>{{NHLE | desc=Church of St Alban | num=1107845 | access-date =4 February 2007}}</ref> the [[St George's Church, Altrincham|Church of St George]],<ref>{{NHLE | desc=Church of St George | num=1067949 | access-date = 4 February 2007}}</ref> the Church of St John the Evangelist<ref>{{NHLE | desc=Church of St John the Evangelist | num=1067961 | access-date =4 February 2007}}</ref> and Trinity United Reformed Church.<ref>{{NHLE | desc=Trinity United Reformed Church | num=1067924 | access-date = 4 February 2007}}</ref> Of the nine Grade&nbsp;II* listed buildings in Trafford, three are in Altrincham: the Church of St Margaret,<ref>{{NHLE |desc=Church of St Margaret |num=1325200 | access-date = 4 February 2007}}</ref> the Church of St John the Divine<ref>{{NHLE |desc=Church of St John the Divine |num=1261946 | access-date = 4 February 2007}}</ref> and Hale Chapel in [[Hale Barns]].<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Hale Chapel |num=1356500 |access-date=4 February 2007 }}</ref> As of the 2001 UK census, 78.8&nbsp;per cent of Altrincham's residents reported themselves as being Christian, 1.1&nbsp;per cent Jewish, 1.1&nbsp;per cent Muslim, 0.4&nbsp;per cent Hindu, 0.2&nbsp;per cent Buddhist and 0.1&nbsp;per cent Sikh. The census recorded 12.1&nbsp;per cent as having no religion, 0.2&nbsp;per cent with an alternative religion, while 6.1&nbsp;per cent did not state a religion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics&nbsp;– Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152 |date=22 July 2004|work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks07--religion.xls KS07 Religion] {{XLSlink}}|access-date=30 December 2008}}</ref> Altrincham is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury,<ref>{{cite web |title=Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury |url=http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org |publisher=Dioceseofshrewsbury.org | access-date = 7 May 2007}}</ref> and the Church of England Diocese of Chester.<ref>{{cite web |title = The Church of England Diocese of Chester |url=http://www.Chester.anglican.org |publisher=Chester.anglican.org | access-date = 4 June 2007}}</ref> The nearest synagogue, belonging to Hale and District Hebrew Congregation, is on Shay Lane in Hale Barns.<!-- "nearest" not cited - old link was dead, but as it was only a year or two old, presumably it's still true --><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hale-jewish-community.org.uk/2010/2_1_New-Building.html##1 |title=New Building |publisher=hale-jewish-community.org.uk |access-date=14 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301180730/http://www.hale-jewish-community.org.uk/2010/2_1_New-Building.html |archive-date=1 March 2012 |url-status = dead|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Altrincham station, 2010.jpg|thumb|left|Altrincham station in 2010]]
Construction of the [[Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway]] began in 1845. The line was opened in October 1849, with  services from [[Manchester Piccadilly railway station|Manchester London Road]]<ref>Awdry (1990), pp.&nbsp;222–223.</ref> via Sale to Altrincham.<ref>Nevell (1997), p.&nbsp;97.</ref> In 1931, it became one of Great Britain's first [[Railway electrification in Great Britain|electrified]] railway lines, with a 1,500 V DC [[Overhead lines|overhead line]]. At the same time, a new Altrincham station was opened on the same line, at Navigation Road, serving housing developments in the area. By 1937, 130&nbsp;train services ran daily between Manchester and Altrincham.<ref name="Dixon"/> The line was renovated in the early 1990s to form part of the [[Manchester Metrolink]] light rail system.<ref>Nevell (1997), p.&nbsp;100.</ref> [[Broadheath railway station]] served the northern part of Altrincham between 1853 and 1962, on the line from Manchester, via Lymm, to Warrington.<ref>{{cite web |title=Station name:Broadheath Altrincham |publisher=Disused stations.org |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/broadheath/index.shtml| access-date = 22 March 2012}}</ref>

[[Altrincham Interchange]] is one of the Metrolink's termini. The interchange was refurbished (2015–16) and now includes a brand new footbridge, with three lifts to cope with increased passenger demands, a larger-scale ticket office and a modern bus interchange. The Interchange connects the town to several locations in Greater Manchester, such as [[Sale, Greater Manchester|Sale]] and [[Bury, Greater Manchester|Bury]]; the service also includes [[Navigation Road station]]. Metrolink services leave around every six minutes, between 07:15 and 19:30 on weekdays and less frequently at other times.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tram Times |publisher=Metrolink |url=http://www.metrolink.co.uk/tramtimes/Pages/default.aspx | access-date = 15 February 2014}}</ref> [[National Rail]] services link the Altrincham and Navigation Road stations with [[Chester]] (via [[Northwich]]) and with Manchester (via [[Stockport]]). [[Altrincham Interchange]], next to the railway station, is a hub for local bus routes. [[Manchester Airport]], the largest in the UK outside London, is {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} to the south-east of the town and is connected via the Manchester Piccadilly–Crewe line. There are plans to create a new link between Manchester Airport and the Mid-Cheshire Line, which Altrincham Interchange is a station on. Recently the Metrolink completed connections to this airport and opened the line 12 months early, but this is not a direct connection from the Metrolink line at Altrincham Interchange.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fact Sheet: Airport Summary |publisher=Manchester Airport |url=http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/manweb.nsf/Content/AirportSummary |access-date=22 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311084919/http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/manweb.nsf/Content/AirportSummary |archive-date=11 March 2012 |url-status = dead|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{main|List of people from Trafford}}
The artist [[Helen Allingham]], born in 1848, lived in Altrincham and then [[Bowdon, Greater Manchester|Bowdon]] during her childhood years.<ref name=altbiogs>{{cite web|title=Biographies of local people |publisher=Altrincham History Society |url=http://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/biogs.html |access-date=19 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616015318/http://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/biogs.html |archive-date=16 June 2007 }}</ref> Abstract artist [[Jeremy Moon (artist)|Jeremy Moon]] was born in Altrincham in 1934. The composer and music teacher [[John Ireland (composer)|John Ireland]] was born in Bowdon in 1879. [[Alison Uttley]] wrote the [[Little Grey Rabbit]] books while living in Bowdon.<ref name=altbiogs/> Dramatist [[Ronald Gow]] lived there in his youth and later taught at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys.<ref name=altbiogs/> The town was also the birthplace of the film and television actress [[Angela Cartwright]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Official Angela Cartwright Website |publisher=Altrincham History Society |url=http://www.angela-cartwright.com/Scrapbook.htm |access-date=19 July 2007 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629102002/http://www.angela-cartwright.com/Scrapbook.htm |archive-date=29 June 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> [[Ian Brown]] and [[John Squire]] of [[the Stone Roses]] both attended Altrincham Grammar School for Boys,<ref>{{cite news | title = Where did it all go right? |first=Simon |last=Hattenstone |publisher = guardian.co.uk |work = Guardian Unlimited | url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/sep/23/popandrock.ianbrown | date =23 September 2005 | access-date = 14 March 2012}}</ref> and [[Paul Young (singer, born 1947)|Paul Young]] of [[Sad Café (band)|Sad Café]] and [[Mike + The Mechanics|Mike and the Mechanics]] lived in Altrincham until his death in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/838035.stm |title=Mechanics singer Young dead |work=BBC Online |date=17 July 2000 | access-date =11 July 2007}}</ref>

[[Nick Estcourt]], mountain climber, opened a climbing shop on Stamford New Road in Altrincham shortly before being swept to his death by an avalanche during an expedition to climb [[K2]] in 1978 (the shop was subsequently run for many years by his wife, Carolyn). Estcourt was one of the closest friends of [[Chris Bonington]], who lived for a time in Bowdon.<ref>Chris Bonington (1986), ''The Everest Years'' (London: Hodder and Stoughton), page 16: "I moved from the Lake District down to Manchester in 1968, to be more in the hub of things. I had wanted to move to London, Wendy [Bonington's wife] had wanted to stay in the Lakes, and Bowdon, on the outskirts of Manchester, was the compromise."</ref>

[[Hewlett Johnson]], later known as the "Red Dean" of Canterbury, was curate, and later vicar of St Margaret's in the town from 1904 to 1924.<ref name=aah>{{cite web|url=http://www.communigate.co.uk/chesh/altrincham/page13.phtml |title=Biographies of local people |access-date=11 June 2013 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017143705/http://www.communigate.co.uk/chesh/altrincham/page13.phtml |archive-date=17 October 2013 |publisher=Altrincham Area History}}</ref>

Footballer [[Jack Liggins]] was born here in 1906.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Joyce |first1=Michael |title=Football league players' records : 1888 to 1939 |date=2004 |publisher=A SoccerData publication from Tony Brown |location=Nottingham |isbn=1899468676 |edition=Rev.}}</ref> The [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] and England [[Test cricket]]er [[Paul Allott]] was born in Altrincham.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/8526.html |title=Paul Allott player profile |publisher=espncricinfo.com | access-date = 15 March 2012}}</ref>

Two [[Victoria Cross]] recipients were born at Altrincham. [[Edward Kinder Bradbury]] was born (16 August 1881) in the town, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry and ability in organising the defence of 'L' Battery against heavy odds at [[Battle of Nery|Nery]] on 1 September 1914 in [[World War I]]. Altrincham born [[Bill Speakman]] received the Victoria Cross for valour in 1951 in the [[Korean War]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/archive/2001/10/24/Trafford+Archive/7227452.The_reluctant_hero/ |title=The reluctant hero |publisher= messengernewspapers.co.uk |work=Sale and Altrincham Messenger |date=24 October 2001 | access-date = 14 March 2012}}</ref>

[[Michael Pollock (Royal Navy officer)|Sir Michael Pollock]], an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] who rose to the position of [[First Sea Lord]], was born in Altrincham.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/oct/02/guardianobituaries.military |first= Dan |last=van der Vat |title= Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Pollock |publisher=guardian.co.uk |work=Guardian Unlimited |date=2 October 2006 | access-date = 14 March 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
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*[[Listed buildings in Altrincham]]

==References==
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