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Local Information for Wilmslow

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

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 area 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 Ł100,000-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.

The town centre is focussed upon Bank Square, Grove Street and Water Lane. Although Bank Square has traditionally provided the location for many of the town's banks, the name in fact originates from the bank, or slope, leading down to the Carrs recreational fields and up towards the train station. The River Bollin flows through the Carrs and once provided the p...More