The
story of St Luke's, Dunham-on-the-Hill
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Hapsford, a small settlement located on the A5117 a short
distance away from Dunham, is part of the village community. There is a
site for Traveller families in Hapsford. Until its closure in 2008, the
Dunham-on-the-Hill village school provided Primary Education for traveller
children alongside those from the village.
Originally a small hamlet, Dunham has
gradually enlarged, and is now divided by the A56 main road. Council
housing was built in the 1950s behind the Wheatsheaf
pub, many of these are now owner occupied. Other
in-fill building in the village has increased the parish population from
approximately 200 in the early 1900s to around 600 recorded in the 2001
Census.
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The
ceremonial trowel on the left was used to lay the cornerstone of St Luke's
church on 22nd May 1860. Building work was completed the
following year.
Photograph
courtesy of the Revd Jeff Hopewell.
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