Open Plaques in Trafford, Greater Manchester

Open Plaques in Trafford contains the inscriptions and locations of all commemorative plaques in the Trafford borough of Greater Manchester. The data derives from the Open Plaques community project (openplaques.org) and is published by Trafford Council. It was last updated on 2026-06-17.

Use Cases

• Map the distribution of historical markers based on the provided geospatial locations.
• Analyze the subjects and themes of local commemoration based on plaque inscriptions.
• Build a local history tour application using the combined location and inscription data.

Strengths

• Data is provided in both CSV and GeoJSON formats, offering flexibility for different analysis tools.
• The dataset has a clear institutional source from Trafford Council and a specific last update timestamp of 2026-06-17.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Open Plaques (openplaques.org)

Collection Method

Derived from the Open Plaques community project.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 09:59:02.959893; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Trafford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom