Alderley Edge

Alderley Edge
Alderley Edge is located in Cheshire
Alderley Edge
Alderley Edge
Location within Cheshire
Population4,777 (Parish, 2021)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ843785
Civil parish
  • Alderley Edge
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALDERLEY EDGE
Postcode districtSK9
Dialling code01625
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°18′11″N 2°14′10″W / 53.303°N 2.236°W / 53.303; -2.236

Alderley Edge is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, 6 miles (10 km) north-west of Macclesfield and 12 miles (19 km) south of Manchester. It lies at the base of a wooded sandstone escarpment, The Edge, overlooking the Cheshire Plain. As of the 2021 census, its population was 4,777.

The village is known for its affluence, expensive homes and location within Cheshire's Golden Triangle.[2][3] Its cafes and designer shops attract Premier League footballers, actors and businesspeople,[4] making it one of the UK's most sought-after places to live outside London.[3]

  1. ^ "Alderley Edge parish". City Population. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ Guest, Katy. "Northern exposure: The Cheshire set". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 May 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b McGhie, Caroline (28 March 2011). "Britain's richest villages". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  4. ^ Hayward, Stephen (9 February 2013). "Tan United: Alderley Edge, the home of footie stars and Helen Flanagan, is fake tan capital of Britain". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

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