To define the boundaries and location of the CBD in Altrincham

... Introduction When I went to Altrincham I was prepared for what I was going to do. I had also researched about Altrincham's history. This helped when it came to defining the CBD as I already had a fair idea of where the centre was. What I found was from a web site. This research was found at - http://www.luso.u-net.com/altrinch.htm. "The oldest part of the town is that around the Old Market Place and Church Street. The town became part of Trafford Metropolitan Borough in 1974 having, till then, been part of the County of Cheshire. Today, most of the town's heavy industry has disappeared and much of Broadheath is now a Retail Park, housing Homebase, B+Q and other national stores. The railway link has also declined, with Altrincham now served only by an hourly service to Chester and Manchester (via Stockport). The town centre was redeveloped in the

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