Originally a small hamlet, it has gradually enlarged over the twentieth century, although the village retains a semi-rural character.

Council housing was built shortly after the Second World War behind ‘The Wheatsheaf' pub, with many of these properties now owner occupied.

Other in-fill building in the village has increased the population of the parish from fewer than 300 in the early 1900s to 534 recorded in the 2001 census.

[3] The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Doneham[4] under the ownership of Earl Hugh of Chester.

Royal Ordnance Factory ROF Dunham on the Hill was an explosives storage depot built during World War II.