Location

Altrincham Golf Club is approximately eight miles south of Manchester on Stockport Road (A560). Between Timperley village and the busy market town
of Altrincham. To see a map Click Here.

Altrincham has been a trading place for hundreds of years and is still busy doing business today. It officially became a market town in 1290, when its Royal Charter was granted. The Market Hall, which still stands today, was opened in 1880.

The Old Market Place is surrounded by a collection of wonderful historical buildings. Nowadays these establishments are mostly restaurants, but they have have seen
many changes, including the gathering of Bonnie Prince Charlie's troops in 1745, preparing for battle with the English.

But the biggest revolution to hit Altrincham was the Industrial one. In 1790 work began on the Bridgewater Canal, which brought a flood of industrial activity to the area.
Cotton weaving flourished and continued to be the main industry in the town until the 1980s when light industry began to take its place.