Wilmslow

Wilmslow is a town in Cheshire, England, situated to the south of Manchester between Alderley Edge and Handforth.

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It is well known, like Alderley Edge, for having Manchester United and Manchester City footballers, plus cast members of the soap opera Coronation Street as residents. A more affluent areas of the country, it is noteworthy that the local Aston Martin dealer's sales account for more than one-fifth of the UK sales of ?100,000-plus Astons. Wilmslow is increasingly viewed as a desirable area in which to live, and is part of the so-called "Golden Triangle" in the north west together with Hale and Bowden.

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Alan Turing, the driving force behind the Colossus machine for cracking the German Enigma cypher, is perhaps Wilmslow's most notable resident. George Mallory, the mountaineer who died on Everest in 1924, came from nearby Styal.

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Wilmslow has featured in the novels of the writer Alan Garner, with the Black Lake (Lindow) apparently housing a witch. Garner is perhaps best known for his books The Owl Service and The Weirdstone of Brisingamen which are set in nearby Alderley Edge.

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Cheshire: This article is about the English county. For other uses see Cheshire (disambiguation)...

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Alderley Edge: Alderley Edge is a village in Cheshire, England. It takes its name from the wooded escarpment towering above the Cheshire plain, with fine views and walks....