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{{short description|Town in Greater Manchester, England}}
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Dukinfield means "Raven of the Field" and derives from the [[Old English]] ''duce'' and ''feld''.<ref>Dodgson (1970a), p.&nbsp;276.</ref>
 
Early records show the township was included in the fee of [[Dunham Massey]]. It was held by Matthew de Bramhall in about 1190, and after that by a family who took the name "De Dokenfeld". The family lived at the moated Dukinfield Old Hall, which originated from after the [[Norman conquest of England|Norman conquest]] and was rebuilt in [[Tudor era|Tudor times]], remaining the home of the Dukinfields till the 18th century, after which it became derelict.<ref name=tde>{{citation |last=Lewis |first=Samuel|title=Dukinfield|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50929#s13 |work=A Topographical Dictionary of England |publisher=British History Online |pages=96–102|year=1848 |access-date=24 February 2011}}</ref> During the [[English Civil War]], Colonel [[Robert Duckenfield]]<ref name="Duckenfield">{{cite web | url=http://duckenfield.org/uk/articles/colonal%20robert.htm | title=Colonel Dukinfield Civil war commander | date=23 June 1964 | publisher=Duckenfield }}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> of Dukinfield Hall was a noted commander in the [[New Model Army]].<ref name="Duckenfield NMA">{{cite web | url=http://www.tameside.gov.uk/blueplaque/robertduckenfield | title= Blue Plaque – Robert Dukenfield | date=12 September 2007 | publisher=Tameside Metropolitan Borough}}</ref> The baronetcy, [[Dukinfield baronets|Dukinfield of Dukinfield, Cheshire]] baronetcy was created in 1665 for Robert Dukinfield, son of Colonel Robert Dukinfield. The Dukinfields held the [[Manorialism|manor]] for five centuries until the widow of Sir William Dukinfield Daniel married the artist, [[John Astley (painter)|John Astley]], in 1767. In 1848 his descendant, colliery owner Francis Dukinfield Palmer Astley,<ref>http://ukga.org/blg1862/astleyoffelfoot.html {{Bare URL inline|date=June 2021}}</ref> was the [[lord of the manor]]. Dukinfield Lodge was built by the Astleys on a hill overlooking the [[River Tame, Greater Manchester|River Tame]].<ref name=tde/>▼
Early records show the township was included in the fee of [[Dunham Massey]]. It was held by Matthew de Bramhall in about 1190
 
▲and after that by a family who took the name "De Dokenfeld". The family lived at the moated Dukinfield Old Hall, which originated from after the [[Norman conquest of England|Norman conquest]] and was rebuilt in [[Tudor era|Tudor times]], remaining the home of the Dukinfields till the 18th century, after which it became derelict.<ref name=tde>{{citation |last=Lewis |first=Samuel|title=Dukinfield|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50929#s13 |work=A Topographical Dictionary of England |publisher=British History Online |pages=96–102|year=1848 |access-date=24 February 2011}}</ref> During the [[English Civil War]], Colonel [[Robert Duckenfield]]<ref name="Duckenfield">{{cite web | url=http://duckenfield.org/uk/articles/colonal%20robert.htm | title=Colonel Dukinfield Civil war commander | date=23 June 1964 | publisher=Duckenfield }}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> of Dukinfield Hall was a noted commander in the [[New Model Army]].<ref name="Duckenfield NMA">{{cite web | url=http://www.tameside.gov.uk/blueplaque/robertduckenfield | title= Blue Plaque – Robert Dukenfield | date=12 September 2007 | publisher=Tameside Metropolitan Borough}}</ref> The baronetcy, [[Dukinfield baronets|Dukinfield of Dukinfield, Cheshire]] was created in 1665 for Robert Dukinfield, son of Colonel Robert Dukinfield. The Dukinfields held the [[Manorialism|manor]] for five centuries until the widow of Sir William Dukinfield Daniel married the artist, [[John Astley (painter)|John Astley]], in 1767. In 1848 his descendant, colliery owner Francis Dukinfield Palmer Astley,<ref>http://ukga.org/blg1862/astleyoffelfoot.html {{Bare URL inline|date=June 2021}}</ref> was the [[lord of the manor]]. Dukinfield Lodge was built by the Astleys on a hill overlooking the [[River Tame, Greater Manchester|River Tame]].<ref name=tde/>
The Dukinfields held the [[Manorialism|manor]] for five centuries until the widow of Sir William Dukinfield Daniel married [[John Astley (painter)|John Astley]] in 1767, and he inherited the estate when she died. John Astley was an artist and architect, and he designed and built Dukinfield Lodge on a hill overlooking the [[River Tame, Greater Manchester|River Tame]] as a new seat for the family, replacing the old wooden hall.<ref name="tde" /> His son [[Francis Dukinfield Astley]] succeeded him as [[lord of the manor]] in 1787, and then his son, [[Francis Dukinfield Palmer Astley]], followed in 1825.<ref>{{cite web |title=Astley of Felfoot |url=http://ukga.org/blg1862/astleyoffelfoot.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028083623/http://ukga.org/blg1862/astleyoffelfoot.html |archive-date=2016-10-28}}</ref>
 
===Industrial Revolution===
Industrialisation – particularly the cotton trade – helped shape the town, but its rapid development destroyed its former pasture and meadow land. Two [[cotton mill]]s were built before 1794 and by 1825 there were seven.<ref name=tde/> The industry continued to expand and by the end of the 19th century 14 spinning mills of varying sizes were in operation. The largest mills were built in brick during the 1890s with four or five storeys, large windows, ornamental towers, engine houses and tall brick built chimneys. They included Tower, Tame Valley, River, Park Road and Queen Mills.<ref name =AshmoreP92>Ashmore (1982), p.&nbsp;92.</ref> Most of the cotton mills have now been demolished, but some have been preserved and converted into flats.▼
[[File:Astley's Colliery, Dukinfield, the Scene of the Recent Fatal Explosion - ILN 1866.jpg|thumb|left|Dukinfield Colliery]]
▲[[Industrialisation]] – particularly the cotton trade – helped shape the town, but its rapid development destroyed its former pasture and meadow land. Two [[cotton mill]]s were built before 1794 and by 1825 there were seven.<ref name="tde" /> The industry continued to expand and by the end of the 19th century 14 spinning mills of varying sizes were in operation. The largest mills were built in brick during the 1890s with four or five storeys, large windows, ornamental towers, engine houses and tall brick built chimneys. They included Tower, Tame Valley, River, Park Road and Queen Mills.<ref name ="AshmoreP92">Ashmore (1982), p.&nbsp;92.</ref> Most of the cotton mills have now been demolished, but some have been preserved and converted into flats.
Coal pits exploiting the underlying [[coal measures]] to the south of the [[Lancashire Coalfield]] were a major part of Dukinfield's industrial history, one pithead was located on Birch Lane, now the site of All Saints' Catholic College, with another near the northern border with [[Ashton-under-Lyne]]. Francis Dukinfield Astley developed two collieries in the town, Dukinfield and Astley Deep Pit, and both had explosions killing many workers. Dukinfield Colliery (also known as Lakes Pit or Victoria Colliery)▼
 
was owned by Astley's Dukinfield Colliery Company. The colliery had two shafts, the downcast was 1,020 feet deep to the
▲Coal pits exploiting the underlying [[coal measures]] to the south of the [[Lancashire Coalfield]] were a major part of Dukinfield's industrial history,. oneOne pithead was located on Birch Lane, now the site of All Saints' Catholic College, with another near the northern border with [[Ashton-under-Lyne]]. Francis Dukinfield Astley developedfirst twostarted developing collieries in the town around 1820, and his son Francis Dukinfield andPalmer Astley Deepcontinued Pit,to anddevelop boththe hadtwo explosionsmost killingnotable manymines workers.after Dukinfieldhis Collieryfather's (alsodeath knownin as1825—Dukinfield Lakesand PitAstley orDeep VictoriaPit—both Colliery)of which suffered explosions which killed many workers:
Black mine (coal seam) and was connected to the upcast ventilation shaft. On 4 June 1867, 38 men and boys died of suffocation following an explosion caused by a faulty safety lamp and poor management.<ref>{{Citation|title=Dukinfield Colliery|url=http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/cms/document/1867_69.pdf|page=5|publisher=Coal Mining History Resource Centre|access-date=24 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719175838/http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/cms/document/1867_69.pdf|archive-date=19 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>▼
 
▲* Dukinfield Colliery (also known as Lakes Pit or Victoria Colliery) was owned by Astley's Dukinfield Colliery Company. The colliery had two shafts, the downcast was 1,020 feet deep to the Black mine (coal seam) and was connected to the upcast ventilation shaft. On 4 June 1867, 38 men and boys died of suffocation following an explosion caused by a faulty safety lamp and poor management.<ref>{{Citation|title=Dukinfield Colliery|url=http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/cms/document/1867_69.pdf|page=5|publisher=Coal Mining History Resource Centre|access-date=24 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719175838/http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/cms/document/1867_69.pdf|archive-date=19 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[Astley Deep Pit Disaster|Astley Deep Pit]], was off King's Street opposite Brownlea Avenue was developed by Astley but by 1874 was owned by Benjamin Ashton. The colliery's downcast shaft was 2,058 feet deep and its workings extended over a mile to the
* [[Astley Deep Pit Disaster|Astley Deep Pit]], was off King's Street opposite Brownlea Avenue was developed by Astley but by 1874 was owned by Benjamin Ashton. The colliery's downcast shaft was 2,058 feet deep and its workings extended over a mile to the south and about 1,300 yards to the north of the shaft.<ref>{{Citation |title=Astley Deep Pit |url=http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/cms/document/1873_75.pdf |page=10 |publisher=cmhrc.co.uk |access-date=24 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322101936/http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/cms/document/1873_75.pdf |archive-date=22 March 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> This colliery was reported to be at one time, the deepest coal mine in the world, at 2,100&nbsp;feet (640&nbsp;metres) and had three shafts.<ref name="dukhist">{{cite web|url=http://www.tameside.gov.uk/dukinfield/facts|title=Dukinfield Facts and Figures|date=2 August 2008|publisher=Tameside Metropolitan Borough}}</ref> On 14 April 1874 an underground gas explosion killed 54 men.<ref name="BluePlaque">{{cite web|url=http://www.tameside.gov.uk/blueplaque/astleypit|title=Blue Plaque – The Astley Deep pit disaster|date=12 September 2007|publisher=Tameside Metropolitan Borough}}</ref> After the pit closed in 1901 the shafts were filled in and left to stand for many years before being built on. It is now the site of a development of houses comprising Angel Close, Oval Drive and Silver Close.
 
[[Samuel Robinson (industrialist)|Samuel Robinson]] a—a [[Unitarianism|Unitarian]], industrialist, and scholar foundedscholar—founded the village library in 1833 and was dubbed the "foremost promoter of education in the district" before his death in 1884. [[Daniel Adamson]] a mechanical engineer became the first chairman of the [[Manchester Ship Canal]] Company. He owned an engineering works producing [[Lancashire boiler]]s at Newton Wood beside the [[Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway]].<ref name ="AshmoreP92" /> He died on 13 January 1890. The Adamson Military Band, named after Adamson is based in Dukinfield.<ref name="ambb">{{cite web|url=http://www.adamsonband.co.uk/History.html|title=Adamsons band history|date=1 January 2009|publisher=Adamson Military Band}}</ref> The MS&LR's successor, the [[Great Central Railway]], moved its carriage and wagon works to Dukinfield in 1910.
 
Dukinfield and its surrounding towns were major centres of civil revolt during the 19th century and briefly the area was a hotbed of [[Chartism]], the popular movement calling for universal suffrage via a "People's Charter". [[Chartism|Chartist]] leader, Reverend [[Joseph Rayner Stephens]] is buried in St John's Churchyard.
 
==Governance==
{{about|for|the electoral ward of Dukinfield|Dukinfield (ward)}}
[[File:Dukinfield Borough Council - coat of arms.jpg|thumb|Coat of arms of the former Dukinfield Municipal Borough Council]]
In the [[Middle Ages]], Dukinfield was part of the parish of [[Stockport]] in the [[Macclesfield]] [[Hundred (county subdivision)|Hundred]]. It became a [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in 1866 and in 1894 those parts not already included in the [[Stalybridge|Municipal Borough of Stalybridge]] became an [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]] in the [[Administrative counties of England|administrative county]] of [[Cheshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10007124|title=Dukinfield CP/Ch through time. Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit|work=A vision of Britain through time|year=2004|author=Great Britain Historical GIS Project|publisher=University of Portsmouth}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The town was granted [[municipal borough]] status in 1899 under the provisions of the [[Municipal Corporations Act 1882]], and was expanded in 1936, gaining part of the civil parish of [[Matley]], which had been abolished.
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==Demography==
{{further|DemographyDemographics of Greater Manchester}}
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===Population change===
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| colspan="20" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"|<small>'''Source: '''[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TPop&u_id=10009479&c_id=10001043&add=N A Vision of Britain through Time]</small><ref>Nevell (1993), p.&nbsp;12.</ref>
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Dukinfield grew from a small village just south of [[Ashton-under-Lyne]] with open land to the south and east, the gap between it and the surrounding towns of [[Hyde, Greater Manchester|Hyde]] and [[Matley]] being a semicircle around 1.5 miles wide, to fill the gap entirely by the late 1940s. In its early days from 1801, and previously, the population was small but boomed during the days of the cotton industry and later the coal industry with its major rail junction adding to its prosperity and growth.
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==Transport==
Public transport is co-ordinated by [[Transport for Greater Manchester]].
Public transport in the area is co-ordinated by [[Transport for Greater Manchester]]. The town is served by a variety of bus routes which are mainly provided by [[Stagecoach Manchester|Stagecoach Bus]], [[First Greater Manchester|First Group]] and a variety of smaller operators. There is a frequent service running every 10 minutes between [[Ashton-under-Lyne]] and [[Stockport]] which stops at various places in the town. Other services to Ashton, [[Droylsden]], [[Denton, Greater Manchester|Denton]] and [[Manchester]] are available and serve the town well. Bus 220 runs between Manchester city centre and Stalybridge, via Openshaw, Audenshaw and Dukinfield. Bus 221 runs between Dukinfield and Manchester city centre, via Audenshaw and Openshaw. Bus 330 runs between Ashton-under-Lyne and Stockport, via Dukinfield and Hyde. Bus 335 runs between Ashton-under-Lyne and Denton, via Dukinfield. Bus 343 runs between Hyde and Oldham, via Dukinfield, Stalybridge, Carrbrook, Mossley and Lees. Bus 345 runs between Ashton-under-Lyne and Denton, via Dukinfield and Audenshaw. Bus 346 runs between Ashton-under-Lyne and Gee Cross, via Dukinfield, Newton and Hyde. Bus 389 runs between Ashton-under-Lyne and Yew Tree, via Stalybridge and Dukinfield.
 
===Buses===
[[Dukinfield Central railway station]], which was closed in 1959, provided local and national rail services. The nearest railway stations now are [[Stalybridge railway station|Stalybridge]], [[Hyde North railway station|Hyde North]] and [[Ashton-under-Lyne railway station|Ashton-under-Lyne]].▼
Bus services in the area are provided by [[Stagecoach Manchester]], [[First Greater Manchester|First Group]] and a variety of smaller operators. The following routes serve Dukinfield:
 
* 220: [[Manchester]] city centre - Stalybridge, via Openshaw and Audenshaw.
* 221: Dukinfield - Manchester city centre, via Audenshaw and Openshaw.
* 330: [[Ashton-under-Lyne]] - [[Stockport]], via Hyde, operating generally every ten minutes.
* 335: Ashton-under-Lyne - [[Denton, Greater Manchester|Denton]].
* 343: Hyde - Oldham, via Stalybridge, Carrbrook, Mossley and Lees.
* 345: Ashton-under-Lyne - Denton, via Audenshaw.
* 346: Ashton-under-Lyne - Gee Cross, via Newton and Hyde.
* 389: Ashton-under-Lyne - Yew Tree, via Stalybridge.
 
===Railway===
▲[[Dukinfield Central railway station]], which was closed in 1959, provided local and national rail services. The nearest railway stations now are now [[Stalybridge railway station|Stalybridge]], [[Hyde North railway station|Hyde North]] and [[Ashton-under-Lyne railway station|Ashton-under-Lyne]].
 
===Tram===
The second-generation tramway [[Manchester Metrolink]] terminates currently at nearby Ashton-under-Lyne for connections via [[Droylsden]] to the city centre and beyond. A tram network operated by the [[SHMD Joint Board]] ran lines through DukimfieldDukinfield from 1904 to 1945, until their replacement by buses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield Joint Transport and Electricity Board 1903-1969 |url=https://petergould.co.uk/fleetlists/shmd1/ |website=petergould.co.uk |access-date=29 March 2021}}</ref> The second-generation tramway [[Manchester Metrolink]] currently terminates at nearby Ashton-under-Lyne for connections to the city centre.▼
 
===Air===
[[Manchester Airport]] is located around 8 miles from the town and can be easily accessed by road and public transport.
 
===Waterways===
[[Dukinfield Junction]] is a canal junction which is the meeting point of the [[Peak Forest Canal|Peak Forest]], [[Ashton Canal|Ashton]] and [[Huddersfield Narrow Canal]]s.
 
▲A tram network operated by the [[SHMD Joint Board]] ran lines through Dukimfield from 1904 to 1945, until their replacement by buses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield Joint Transport and Electricity Board 1903-1969 |url=https://petergould.co.uk/fleetlists/shmd1/ |website=petergould.co.uk |access-date=29 March 2021}}</ref> The second-generation tramway [[Manchester Metrolink]] currently terminates at nearby Ashton-under-Lyne for connections to the city centre.
 
==Education==
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[[All Saints Catholic College, Dukinfield|All Saints Catholic College]] provides education for 16- to 18-year-olds. Since 1998, the sixth form facility has been provided for in a purpose-built extension to the main school.
 
==Media==
Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC North West]] and [[ITV Granada]]. Television signals are received from the [[Winter Hill transmitting station|Winter Hill]] TV transmitter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Winter_Hill |title=Full Freeview on the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter|publisher=UK Free TV |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref>
 
Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Manchester]] on 95.1 FM, [[Capital Manchester and Lancashire]] on 102.0 FM, [[Heart North West]] on 105.4 FM, [[Smooth North West]] on 100.4 FM, [[XS Manchester]] on 106.1 FM, [[Greatest Hits Radio Manchester & The North West]] on 96.2 FM, and [[Tameside Radio]], a community based station which broadcast from the town on 103.6 FM.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.northwestradio.info/fm/ |title=North West Radio Stations |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref>
 
The local newspaper is the ''[[Tameside Reporter]]'', published on Thursdays.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-nw/tameside-reporter/|title=Tameside Reporter|date=11 December 2013|website=British Papers|accessdate=10 April 2024}}</ref>
 
==Religion==
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Dukinfield Cricket Club, founded in 1870, is a member of the Lancashire County League. For several seasons, Paul Turner was the club's "professional" player, leaving at the end of the 2005 season. In 2015, the club signed Marty Kain (New Zealand) and Chris Marrow (South Africa). Martin Vidler is the club's youth coach.
 
Dukinfield Rugby Union Football Club currently plays in the South Lancashire & Cheshire 2 League of the Northern Division. The club plays its home games at Blocksages Playing Fields and is one of the oldest rugby teams from the [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] of Cheshire, having been founded in 1880. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, [[Mike Ford (rugby)|Mike Ford]] was head coach gaining 2 league promotions in 3 seasons. He left Dukinfield RUFC for a brief spell at Oldham RUFC but then left to take over as Defensive coordinator of Ireland (January 2002 – September 2005). In September 2004, he started working as Defence and Skills coach at [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]] in the Guinness Premiership before taking over as head coach. He had a spell as the defence coach of the [[England national rugby union team]] and is now head coach at Avivathe PremiershipBelgian sidenational Bathside.
 
Dukinfield Town AFC, founded in 1948, plays in the Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League and has a ground at Blocksage's Playing Fields, Birch Lane, next to Dukinfield Rugby Club. Dukinfield Town were winners of the Manchester Senior Cup in 1971, the final was played at Maine Road. Manchester Senior Cup archive.
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===Sportsmen===
*[[First-class cricket]]er [[Buddy Oldfield|Norman 'Buddy' Oldfield]] (1911-1996) was born in Dukinfield. He played first class cricket for [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] and [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] from 1935 to 1954, and for [[England Cricket Team|England]] in 1939.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/18255.html |author=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack |title=Buddy Oldfield player profile |publisher=Cricinfo.com |access-date=28 August 2007}}</ref>
*[[Tony Brooks (racing driver)|Tony Brooks]] (1932-2022), 1950s [[Formula One]] driver with six Grand Prix victories.
*Tony Durose was born in Dukinfield and played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire from 1964 to 1969.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/12280.html |title=Antony Durose player profile |publisher=Cricinfo.com |access-date=20 February 2009}}</ref>
*[[Scott "The Weapon" Fryer]] retired Silver medallist (Rio 16') in Archery. Now 1st class Sports Trader specialising in MMA. Born July 1990, born at St Matthews hospital, Dukinfield. Now resides in Glossop.
 
===Actors and actresses===
*[[Kathy Staff]] (1928–2008)
*[[Shirley Stelfox]] (1941–2015)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hayward |first1=Anthony |title=Shirley Stelfox obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/dec/09/shirley-stelfox |website=The Guardian |access-date=9 August 2023 |date=9 December 2015}}</ref>
*[[Shirley Stelfox]] (1941–2015)
*[[John Normington]] (1937–2007)
 
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*John Lever, drummer with the [[The Chameleons|Chameleons]], the Sun & the Moon, later Red Sided Garter Snakes.
*[[Ronnie Hazlehurst]], celebrated composer and arranger of TV and radio theme music.
*Kevin Parrott, record producer, musician. Producer of "[[Brian and Michael|Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs]]" by [[Brian and Michael]], and the "Brian" of the said act.
 
===Politicians===
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===Scientists===
* [[Peter Daszak]], zoologist
* [[Dennis Walsh]], astronomer
 
===Business===
* [[Roderick Jones (1877–1962)|Roderick Jones]] (1877–1962), head of [[Reuters]], was born at Dukinfield.<ref>[https://{{Cite ODNB|doi.org/=10.1093/ref:odnb/34227 |title=Jones, Sir (George) Roderick|last=Read|first=Donald|date=23 (1877–1962),September news agency director], in [[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]] online, accessed 15 April 2020 {{subscription2004}}</ref>
* Wayne Griffiths - President of SEAT<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Cupra boss Wayne Griffiths named as new Seat president |url=https://cupramedia.co.uk/en-gb/releases/157 |access-date=25 November 2021 |website=cupramedia}}</ref>
 
==Twin towns and sister cities==
[[Champagnole]] is the twin town of Dukinfield since 1958.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.tameside.gov.uk/towntwinning| {{Bareurl-status URL= inlinedead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071016182515/http://www.tameside.gov.uk/towntwinning| archive-date =June 20212007-10-16| title = Town Twinning}}</ref> It is situated in [[Jura (department)|Jura]], France.
 
==See also==
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