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{{short description|Town in Greater Manchester, England}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2019}}
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{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image_name = Dukinfield Town Hall front.jpg
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| coordinates = {{coord|53.4739|-2.0828|display=inline,title}}
| population = 19,306
| population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]])
| official_name = Dukinfield
| metropolitan_borough = [[Tameside]]
| region = North West England
| metropolitan_county = [[Greater Manchester]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Denton and Reddish (UK Parliament constituency)|Denton and Reddish]]
| post_town = DUKINFIELD
| postcode_district = SK16
| postcode_area = SK
| dial_code = 0161
| os_grid_reference = SJ945975
| london_distance = {{convert|160|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} [[Boxing the compass|SSE]]
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'''Dukinfield''' is a town in [[Tameside]], [[Greater Manchester]], England,<ref name="GM Gazetteer">{{cite web |url=http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazzd.htm |title=Greater Manchester Gazetteer|publisher=Greater Manchester County Record Office|
Within the boundaries of the [[Historic counties of England|
==History==
===Early history===
The earliest evidence of human activity around Dukinfield comes from a collection of four flints from the late [[Neolithic]]/early [[Bronze Age]]. The
Dukinfield means "Raven of the Field" and derives from the [[Old English]] ''duce'' and ''feld''.<ref>Dodgson (1970a), p. 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 |
▲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 |accessdate=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 [[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</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===
[[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
Coal pits exploiting the underlying [[coal measures]] to the south of the [[Lancashire Coalfield]] were a major part of Dukinfield's industrial history
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|format=PDF|page=5|publisher=Coal Mining History Resource Centre|accessdate=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
* [[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
[[Samuel Robinson (industrialist)|Samuel Robinson]]
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==
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[[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|
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!colspan="4"|'''Dukinfield compared'''
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|'''2001 UK census'''||'''Dukinfield'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics – 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 |
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According to the [[Office for National Statistics]], at the time of the [[United Kingdom Census 2001]], Dukinfield had a population of 18,885. The 2001 population density was {{convert|9922|PD/sqmi|0}}, with a 100 to 93.9 female-to-male ratio.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics – 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 |
At the 2001 UK census, 79.0% of Dukinfield's residents reported themselves as Christian, 0.9% Hindu, 0.8% Muslim, and 0.1% Buddhist. The census recorded 12.2% as having no religion, 0.1% had an alternative religion and 6.8% did not state their religion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics – 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 |
===Population change===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;width:70%;border:0px;text-align:center;line-height:120%;margin:1em auto;"▼
▲{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;width:70%;border:0px;text-align:center;line-height:120%;"
! colspan="20" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"|[[Population growth]] in Dukinfield since 1801
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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. 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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|'''[[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 UK Census]]'''||'''Dukinfield'''<ref name="employment">{{cite web |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics – 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 |
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|Population of working age||13,621||151,445||35,532,091
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According to the 2001 UK census, the industry of employment of residents of Dukinfield aged 16–74 was 24.4% manufacturing, 19.3% retail and wholesale, 10.0% health and social work, 9.5% property and business services, 7.2% construction, 6.5% transport and communications, 5.7% education, 4.7% public administration, 4.4% finance, 3.4% hotels and restaurants, 1.0% energy and water supply, 0.3% agriculture, 0.1% mining, and 3.6% other.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics – 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 |
==Landmarks==
[[Dukinfield Town Hall]] was built in the late 1890s and opened in 1901. It was built by raising funds from the inception of the Borough of Dukinfield. The park was also made and cost the same amount of money as the town hall. There is an 80 ft difference between the King Street lower side and the rear of the park, being the first hill off the Cheshire Plain, and on a clear day it is possible to stand at the top of the steps and see [[Manchester city centre]].
[[File:Dukinfield Park steps.jpg|thumb|Dukinfield Park Steps]]
[[File:Dukinfield Park Top Terrace.jpg|thumb|Dukinfield Park Top Terrace]]
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==Transport==
Public transport is co-ordinated by [[Transport for Greater Manchester]].
[[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
===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 Dukinfield 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>
===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.
==Education==
There are numerous primary schools and nurseries in the town for
There are secondary schools but no dedicated facility in Dukinfield for [[further education]], the nearest establishment being [[Tameside College]] in [[Ashton-under-Lyne]] or [[Hyde, Greater Manchester|Hyde]].
[[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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==Sport==
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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.
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
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 |
*[[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
===Actors and actresses===
*[[Kathy Staff]]
*[[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>
*[[John Normington]]
===Musicians===
*John Lever, drummer with the [[The Chameleons|Chameleons]], the Sun & the Moon, later Red Sided Garter Snakes.
*[[Ronnie Hazlehurst]], celebrated composer
*Kevin Parrott, record producer, musician. Producer of "[[
===Politicians===
*[[Carole James]], Canadian politician and former [[Leader of the Opposition (British Columbia)|Leader of the Opposition]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]]
===Scientists===
* [[Peter Daszak]], zoologist
* [[Dennis Walsh]], astronomer
▲===Other===
===Business===
* [[Roderick Jones (1877–1962)|Roderick Jones]] (1877–1962), head of [[Reuters]], was born at Dukinfield.<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| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071016182515/http://www.tameside.gov.uk/towntwinning| archive-date = 2007-10-16| title = Town Twinning}}</ref> It is situated in [[Jura (department)|Jura]], France.
==See also==
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